Power out in Hayden area; KEC expects outage to be resolved by 10 p.m.

A large power outage in the Hayden area is affecting Kootenai Electric Cooperative customers. The company says on its website that customers should be prepared to be without power for several more hours.

The outage was caused by a car that crashed around 3 p.m. into a pole near the intersection of Boekel and Ramsey roads.

More than 1,500 customers were affected, and KEC has multiple crews working to resolve service.

By 6:30 p.m. 1,157 customers were still without power.

The company’s outage map indicates power is expected to be restored by 10 p.m.