If you live in Greeley, you might have noticed you were without power for about a half an hour today.

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Approximately 19,000 Greeley residents lost power today due to a transmission line problem in a few substations just south of Greeley. The affected areas included downtown Greeley, Union Colony Civic Center where the Martin Luther King Day parade was scheduled to end. Power was also affected on UNC's campus and the Weld County Administration Building on O Street for a short while. Xcel Energy customers were without power for about a half an hour.

 

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