Power outage plagues campus
The power went out across campus around 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and according to Facilities Engineering & Planning a cat could be to blame. Michael Tomongha, FE&P Lead Plant Operator, said that CenterPoint Energy told FE&P that a cat climbed up to a transformer and caused damage, resulting in the power outage.
CenterPoint Energy representative Alicia Dixon was unable to confirm that a cat had been involved.
"There was an equipment malfunction at a nearby substation," Dixon said. "That caused the power outage."
According to CenterPoint Energy, more than 8,000 customers in the Rice University, Montrose, Midtown and Museum District areas reported power-loss. Power was restored to campus around 7:45 p.m.
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