FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) – The extreme cold has tested the power grid in parts of the region. Rebecca Michael with Otter Tail Power Company says the cold stress on equipment.
There were scattered outages across parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
Otter Tail Power crews scrambled to get power restored within two hours to about 650 customers in the Fordville, North Dakota area. About 1100 customers in Fergus Falls lost power for several hours early Wed.
Several rural electric co-ops also dealt with weather-related outages and parts of Hawley, MN were without power for about an hour Tues. night. The community has a its own municipal-owned utility.
