Power fully restored to all customers after outage in Bellevue, WPS says

ALLOUEZ, Wis. (WBAY) - UPDATE: WPS says that all customers have had their power restored after an outage in Bellevue on Thursday afternoon.

WPS spokesman Matt Cullen said that repairs were completed and the remaining 137 customers had their power restored shortly before 2 p.m.

PREVIOUS: A spokesman with WPS says crews are working quickly to repair the outage that occurred near Allouez Ave. and Bellevue Street on Thursday morning.

Matt Cullen with WPS said crews have been able to re-route power and restore service to more than 3,600 customers who initially were affected by the outage.

WPS is continuing to work to complete repairs and restore service to 137 customers who remain without power at this time. Cullen said WPS is also continuing to investigate what caused the outage to occur.

--

PREVIOUS: More than 3,800 homes and businesses are without power in the Green Bay suburbs of Allouez and Bellevue.

These include 2,515 WPS customers in Allouez and 1,300 in Bellevue.

The power outage started at about ten after 11 Wednesday morning. Wisconsin Public Service’s website blames it on an equipment problem and hopes to have power restored within two hours.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says the outage affects some traffic lights, including around Libal and Allouez avenue. Intersections with dead traffic lights should be treated as four-way stops.