A strong storm system knocked down tree branches and resulted in power outages across Geneva Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30. Here is the summary of what took place:

Western Avenue, Fargo Boulevard, Meadows Road, Delnor Hospital, Geneva Commons and Fisher Farms

Tree branch hit ComEd circuit. The circuit was automatically re-closed.

Four minutes

5:41 p.m. June 29
Location
Fargo Boulevard, Meadows Road, South Batavia Avenue, Fabyan Parkway
Cause/Solution
Western Avenue substation feeder breaker 1 tripped, cause unknown. Public Works was able to close the breaker.
Customers
368
Total Outage Time
44 minutes

1:50 a.m. June 30
Location
East side, including the business park, East State Street, Geneva East
Cause/Solution
Equipment failure on ComEd line feeding City's substation. Public Works was able to reset the system.
Customers
291
Total Outage Time
94 minutes

1:50 a.m. June 30
Location
East side, including State Street between Glengarry Drive and Kirk Road
Cause/Solution
Faulty underground cable. Public Works crews isolated the cable between switches and restored service.
Customers
262
Total Outage Time
117 customers - 2 hours 43 minutes
145 customers - 3 hours 30 minutes

West Side, including South Street, Randall Square subdivision, Pepper Valley subdivision

Cause/Solution

53 customers - 90 minutes
962 customers - Less than two hours

2:58 a.m. June 30
Location
East side, including Longview Drive, Foxwood Circle and Longmeadow Drive
Cause/Solution
The storm uprooted a tree, which fell onto a primary electric line. Public Works crews removed the tree and restored service.
Customers
76
Total Outage Time
Just more than two hours

5:30 p.m. June 30
Location
Briar Lane
Cause/Solution
Tree limbs fell into a power line. Public Works was able to clear the tree limbs and closed the fuse.
Customers
27
Total Outage Time
2 hours 20 minutes

Thank you for everyone's patience as Geneva's Public Works Electric Division had to work around the clock dealing with the impact of that storm.