Bill Hudson, manager of electric transmission and distribution, told the Journal-News he was still investigating how the outage happened, but confirmed it was the result of transmission line problems.
Specifically, he said, the problems were with the city’s interconnect line with Duke Energy. The interconnect line enables electricity generated from hydroelectric plants along the Ohio River to be transmitted to Hamilton through Duke Energy lines, he said.
The entire city was without power for about an hour, according to Hudson. The traffic department reset and adjusted traffic signals that were out during the outage, he said.
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Most after-school activities were cancelled in Hamilton City Schools, according to district spokeswoman Joni Copas. Students were dismissed at normal times, but some bus routes were delayed due to the power outage’s impact on traffic signals.
Students and staff made the most of the outage, with many classes posting photos of students working by flashlight or near windows for the last part of their school day.
“It was an interesting afternoon for sure,” Hamilton High School Principal John Wilhelm tweeted, along with a photo of staff working by iPhone flashlights.
Shawn Stidham, general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton, said the power went out around 3 p.m and was back on by 4 p.m. at the business.
“We have an event (Thursday night) and we were concerned at first, but we were in contact with the city and they assured us that the power would not be out for very long. They were true to their word and now things are just business as usual,” he said.
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