Xcel still repairing critical infrastructure after severe winds [Video]

The windstorm caused extensive damage to homes, businesses and the grid – Xcel crews replaced and repaired critical infrastructure along the Front Range.

COLORADO, USA — These aren’t the final numbers from Xcel Energy, but the company has crunched some numbers of the damage Xcel crews were dispatched to repair or responsible for fixing.

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Xcel said crews had replaced or repaired:

107 poles
327 cross arms
34 transformers
67,000 feet, or 12.6 miles, of wire/cables

“The wind event caused surrounding vegetation to damage our equipment, breaking over 100 poles, including over 30 poles with transformers, which needed to be replaced and no longer safe for reliable service,” said Tyler Bryant, Xcel media relations. “The crews also replaced over 325 cross arms and 67,000 feet of wire.”

Xcel said crews did most of the repairs in the south metro area. The utility company said the wind event caused surrounding vegetation to damage Xcel equipment that needed to …

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