Grand Rapids, MN – Lake Country Power members in the Ely area will be without power starting 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 1. The cooperative will be working on the Winton Substation to improve future reliability.

The outage will last about 5 minutes and will affect members north of Ely along the Echo Trail to Fenske Lake and Burntside Lake, and east of Ely along the Fernberg Road to Moose Lake and Snowbank Lake.

Power for the 1,028 members affected by the outage is expected to be restored about 9:35 a.m. if the work goes as planned. 

Lake Country Power appreciates members’ understanding and patience as the cooperative works to maintain its substations, and improve reliability. More information is available by calling the cooperative at 1-800-421-9959.

Lake Country Power, www.lakecountrypower.coop, is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in northeastern Minnesota. The rural electric cooperative provides services to more than 42,000 members and has offices located in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Mountain Iron.

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