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Power outage affecting over 3,000 Xcel energy customers in Fargo area

October 14, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — Xcel Energy reports that more than 3,000 customers are currently without power. According to Xcel Energy the cause of the outage was a car striking a piece of Xcel’s equipment. The crash occurred at 25th street and 13th Avenue South. Customers should be seeing restoration of power after NOON. Categories: Community, Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…

Xcel Power Crews Work Around Fargo To Restore Power

Large amounts of standing water slows down the process as crews have to navigate safely.

August 14, 2020

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FARGO,N.D. — Flooded roads and dozens of businesses being left in dark have Xcel Energy crews busy. Including 19 Street North near the Fargodome. “Lighting and that storm coming through, kind of what we saw is about seven to eight thousand customers out,” Account Manager For Xcel Energy Shawn Paschke said. Multiple downed power lines were caused by either fallen…

Construction knocks out power to over 300 in Fargo

August 5, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND – Contractors doing construction work behind the Fargo-Cass County Public Health building at 1240 25th St. S struck and damaged an underground power line just before 10 a.m. Wed., knocking out power to about 350 Xcel Energy customers. The outage caused a loud noise that could be heard throughout the neighborhood. Xcel North Dakota Principal Manager Mark Nisbet…

Hundreds of Xcel Energy customers without power in South Fargo

June 25, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Almost 170 Xcel Energy customers were in the dark after a power in South Fargo line was knocked down due to a tree fire. The Fargo Fire Department got a call around 5:00 Thursday night about a tree fire that had spread to a power line on 14th Street and 8th Avenue South. Courtesy: Xcel Energy Once…

Large Tree Comes Down Knocking Out Power To Hundreds

Xcel Energy expected to have the lights back on by 11 p.m Sunday

June 14, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (UPDATE 10:30 P.M. June 14) — Power has been restored to all customers at this time. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** A large tree comes down in south Fargo knocking out power to a couple hundred customers of Xcel Energy. It came down around 7:45 Sunday night in the area of 7th Street and 9th Avenue South. Xcel…

Xcel Energy Suspends Service Disconnections During Coronavirus Outbreak

The company is continuing to monitor the spread of COVID-19.

March 16, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS–Xcel Energy has announced it will not disconnect residential customers’ electric or natural gas reserve in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The company says it wants to ensure people have the energy they need to power their homes and keep their families safe. Xcel Energy also says it will work with customers having a difficult time paying their electric or…

Xcel Energy Fined After 2019 Fire At Senior Living Facility

North Dakota Public Service Commission says gas was leaking and wasn't vented properly

March 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Xcel Energy will pay a $12,000 fine for a natural gas leak that led to an explosion and fire at Riverview Place in Fargo. The fire broke out January 4, 2019 at the senior living complex and damaged four of the 24 apartments. No one was hurt but the building was evacuated for several hours. North Dakota…

Xcel Energy Scam Targets Local Businesses

Xcel Energy says the scammers are also targeting the elderly.

November 20, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department became aware of a scam involving Xcel Energy Wednesday morning. Fargo Police say they heard from multiple local businesses claiming they received calls that appeared to be from Xcel Energy. The scammers threatened to disrupt services if the businesses didn’t pay within a certain time period. Xcel Energy says the scammers are also targeting the…

Xcel Energy Close to Restoring Power for All Customers

They've brought in additional crews from South Dakota

September 3, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Xcel Energy says they are working as quickly as they can to get power restored to everyone in the area. We have watched the numbers fall all evening. The company is now down to around a dozen outages impacting about as many customers. During last night’s storm, about 19,000 customers lost power in Fargo and West Fargo….

Damaging Winds Knock Out Power to Thousands

Wind gusts of 71 mph Monday evening caused structural damage and knocked out power to more than 22,500 Xcel Energy customers.

September 3, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.–Storms packing damaging winds have left thousands without power in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says wind gusts of 71 miles per hour Monday evening caused structural damage and knocked out power to more than 22,500 Xcel Energy customers. Service was restored to more than half of those customers by early…