Grand Rapids, MN – Lake Country Power members in the Ely area will be without power starting 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 2. The cooperative will be switching a feeder line to the new Winton Substation.

The outage will last less than 5 minutes and will affect members south of Ely along Highway 21 to One Pine Lake. It will also affect members on White Iron Lake and the Kawishiwi River area.

Power for the 670 members affected by the outage is expected to be restored about 9:35 a.m.

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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