KEC reports power outage in Cd'A

About 1,800 Kootenai Electric Cooperative customers lost power Wednesday night after a vehicle struck one of the company's power modules near the Neider Avenue and U.S. 95 intersection.

The outage began around 8 p.m., KEC spokeswoman Erika Neff said, and involved customers in the vicinity of the accident along with residential areas around Fourth and 15th streets, north of Interstate 90.

As of 10 p.m., power was restored to most of the affected customers, Neff added, with about 600 still without power.

Repair crews estimated all customers would have their power restored by midnight, Neff said.