Essential Energy customers in the Mudgee area will be affected by a widespread planned outage later in May. The outage will begin at 10pm on Sunday, 23 May and is planned to end at 5am on the next day, Monday, 24 May.
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The energy provider began sending out notices via text last week alerting residents of the maintenance outage that will affect 9168 people according to the Essential Energy website's information. They also warn that night vision and streetlights may be affected during the power outage.
'We are currently assessing planned work requiring outages on a case by case basis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The work involved in this outage has been reviewed and needs to continue to ensure a safe and reliable electricity supply,' the notice read.
'Our crews are taking several actions to ensure they do not spread COVID-19 including social distancing, we would ask that you do not approach our crews if you see them out and about.'
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