Whitney M. Woodworth

Statesman Journal

Almost 13,000 residents are without power in the North Salem and Keizer area, according to Portland General Electric.

The outage spanned the 97303, 97304 and 97305 zip codes and included some stores at Keizer Station.

A capacitor bank failed at a substation on Tepper Lane NE, causing the station to lose power, said PGE spokesman Stan Sittser. The exact cause of the failure is unknown, but Sittser said it was not caused by high use or weather conditions.

Crews are working on temporarily rerouting power to allow for repairs. Power is expected to be restored to most areas by 8 p.m. Monday.

More information will be posted when available.

For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodwort@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-399-6884 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth​

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