Brief service interruptions can be caused by damage from small animals or vegetation, like tree limbs,
making contact with a power line.
- Trees are the number one cause of these blinks.
- In 2019 alone, squirrels were responsible for more than 1,200 outages.
- Lightning can also cause blinks.
Why Does it Cause a Blink?
The blink is actually a breaker testing the power line to see if the damage was only there for a brief time
and the power can come back on. Blinks are good because it means the system is working as designed to prevent a longer outage. If your power blinks several times and stays out, it means the breaker tested
the damage and determined that a South Central Power Company line worker needs to repair the
damage.
Consider a Residential Surge Protection Device
Protect your home from surges with a Surge Safe™ SK Series surge protection device. Surge Safe is a high-quality, high-energy surge current diverting system designed to protect sensitive equipment from damaging transient voltage surges resulting from load switching, lightning strikes and more. Learn more.