High winds, downed lines cut power to thousands from Willow to Cooper Landing

High winds and falling trees cut power to thousands of residents today throughout the Mat-Su, Anchorage, and down the Kenai Peninsula as far as Cooper Landing.
Phil Steyer, spokesperson for Chugach Electric, says up to 4,000 customers across the company’s service area – from northeast Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula, including Whittier and Tyonek – found themselves without power this morning.
“At this time, we have restored power to Whittier; we have restored the bulk of