Update: Power restored to all Rexburg customers

Update 7-25-2016 5:52 p.m: As of 5:52 p.m. Rocky Mountain Power reports that power has been restored to all customers.

Update 7-25-2016 4:40 p.m: Rocky Mountain power has adjusted estimates on when power will be restored to 953 customers still without electricity. RMP now says it should have power on again by 6:30 p.m. to those customers.

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Update 7-25-2016: Rocky Mountain Power has determined the cause of a power outage in the Rexburg area. Officials say an underground power line is deteriorating and will need to be replaced. They are working quickly to repair the damage and bring power back for all customers. As of 11:58 a.m. power was restored to all but 953 customers. RMP now estimates that all power will be restored by 4:30 p.m.

Original story: Rocky Mountain Power is investigating the cause of an outage that is affecting 2,171 customers in the Rexburg area as of 10:45 a.m. Monday morning. They estimate that power will be restored by 12:30 p.m.

Paul Murphy from Rocky Mountain Power says they are still unsure what caused the outage but are working to restore power as quickly as possible. When the outage began shortly before 10 a.m. it was affecting more that 2,700 customers. RMP is still unsure what the cause of the outage is.

This outage is the 2nd one of the day in the area after a short outage to about 90 customers earlier Monday. Murphy says that outage was cause by a bird flying into the power lines.