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Power Outage
Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon
May 31, 2025 | 12:21 PM
MERRITT — BC Hydro says it is responding to a power outage in the Merritt area that is affecting thousands of customers in the Nicola Valley.
According to BC Hydro, 1,741 customers have been without power since just before noon Saturday (May 31), though its not clear what caused the outage.
BC Hydro says a crew has been assigned to the outage, and while they’re expected to arrive about 2:15 p.m., its not clear when power could be restored.
This outage follows another one Friday night in the same area that affected 1,741 BC Hydro customers. Hydro said intense winds in the area toppled a tree onto power lines around 7:30 p.m., and that power was restored around 9:00 p.m.
