EF-3TORNADO DESTROYED SUBSTATION in Matador in 2023, leaving thousands without power as far as Abilene, Texas. See photo after reconstruction, page 9. | COURTESY PHOTO
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART SUBSTATION installation by AEP Texas required several scheduled power outages across the footprint over the last year. | COURTESY PHOTO
Residents across the Caprock region have experienced multiple “scheduled power outages” over the course of the last year. AEP Texas dutifully informed customers of the planned outages, but many have asked the question, Why were they required in the first place?
According to AEP Texas External Affairs Manager Luke Roberson, the issue stems from June 21, 2023, when a devastating EF-3 tornado ripped t…
