Power expected to be restored Tuesday for all Kansas Citians affected by storm: Evergy
Efforts to restore power continued Monday as Evergy, the main utility supplier for the Kansas City area, expects to have lights and air conditioning working again for all its customers by Tuesday.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down utility poles across Evergy’s local network on Friday, leaving about 186,000 in the dark on both sides of the state line. As of Monday afternoon, fewer than 8,000 customers were without electricity, the company said in a statement, and there was “tremendous hope” most would be restored by Monday night.
“We understand that the situation is still incredibly frustrating for those without power since Friday, but our crews are safely tackling these remaining repairs efficiently, with help from crews from neighboring states and companies,” Evergy said in its news release. “At this point, nearly all outages have been assigned and are being actively worked on.”
Setbacks included more inclement weather that rolled through Kansas City over the weekend and made conditions difficult for workers. Another severe thunderstorm warning was issued Monday afternoon by the National Weather Service for southern parts of the metro including Grandview, Belton and Raymore.
Workers were brought in from utilities in Iowa, Colorado and Oklahoma to help handle the repairs. Roughly 3,500 Evergy employees and contractors were working double shifts through the weekend.
As of Monday, the main point of focus for line crews was the replacement of entire utility poles and the electrical components that are installed on them.
In Topeka, crews were expected to finish restoring power there to customers Monday and then assist with the efforts in Kansas City.
