Officials with Mason County PUD No. 3 say failed insulators on Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) high voltage transmission lines near Shelton were the cause of two power outages for over 4,000 customers in south Mason County on Saturday. The damaged insulators were on BPA transmission lines that feed electricity to a substation that serves the south Mason County area. The location of the damaged equipment was near BPA facilities in the Mountain View area of Shelton. Power to the substation was lost at about 12:25 PM Saturday and repaired at 2:10 PM. The second outage occurred at about 10:30 PM, with electricity reinstated at approximately 11:50 PM. PUD equipment was not damaged by the loss of electricity from BPA’s high voltage lines. PUD 3 linemen worked with personnel from BPA to ensure the safe restoration of electricity. The following areas were affected by both outages:
- Arcadia Point
- Arcadia Road
- Arcadia Shores
- Bay East
- Bloomfield Road
- Cole Road
- Highway 101 North
- Highway 108 to Grays Harbor Co line
- Hillcrest (A portion in the City of Shelton)
- Hurley Waldrip Road
- Kamilche Point
- Lynch Road
- Mill Creek Road
- Old Olympic Highway
- Squaxin Housing Project
- Taylor Towne
- Totten Shores