Power restored after outage affects over 4,000 Cheyenne residents

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - UPDATE: Outage repairs finalized and power restored at 3:23.

ORIGINAL 2:51pm: Black Hills Energy has confirmed a power outage affecting parts of Cheyenne.

Their statement reads as follows:

Black Hills Energy is currently experiencing an electrical power outage in the Downtown Cheyenne area.

The outage is affecting locations between Lincolnway and Pershing Avenue and also in the area of 8th Avenue. Approximately 4,050 customers are experiencing a service interruption. Electric crews have been dispatched in order to investigate the cause and begin making repairs.

We estimate the restoration time to be approximately one hour. We will provide updates as they become available