Electrical fault causes massive power outage across Tucson area

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – An electrical fault at a substation caused a massive power outage for TEP customers on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

TEP said the incident happened at a 46-kilovolt substation that “provides service to several areas of town.”

The outage, which impacted more than 18,000 customers at its height, started around 2 p.m. TEP said it lasted for one hour and 10 minutes…

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