
By BEN THEOBALD
Daily Press Staff Writer
Several areas of Artesia experienced power outages Sunday due to snow and cold weather.
“Around noon, we lost transmission service to parts of Artesia,” said Wes Reeves, senior communications manager with Xcel Energy. “The high winds and cold weather led to a fault on the system that caused our protective equipment to operate, interrupting service to close to 3,500 customers.” … For the rest of the story, subscribe in print and on the web.