CLERMONT, Fla. – Many residents in Clermont woke up Wednesday to a power outage.
According to officials, the outage was reported at 7:15 a.m. at a substation in the Clermont area.
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“Approximately 10,000 Duke Energy customers were initially without power,” Duke Energy said. “Multiple crews responded to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.”
Many traffic signals were turned off in the area because of the outage.
According to the Clermont Police Department, all traffic lights on Highway 50 from Hancock Road east to the county line were without power.
Traffic Alert: Traffic signals are completely out on State Road 50, from Hancock Road east to the county line. Treat intersections without functioning lights as a four-way stop. Duke energy is working on the issue. Thank you for your patience and drive safe.
— Clermont Police (@ClermontPD) February 3, 2021
Officials reminded drivers to treat intersections without functioning lights as a four-way stop.
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— Thomas Metevia (@thomasmetevia) February 3, 2021
According to Duke Energy, power was completely restored by 9:55 a.m. with the first 3,000 customers having their power turned on by 8:30 a.m.
“We are still investigating the cause of the outage,” Duke Energy added. “We apologize for any inconvenience this caused to our customers.”