No Y2k anomalies detected that affect electricity production, transmission, or delivery. The incident is under FBI and local LE investigation. The tower is on the ground. This appears to be a deliberate sabotage incident. There was no loss of customer load.
Plans are to patrol the line.
The cause of the trip is not Y2k related. Switching a 500 kV capacitor bank resulted in failure of the capacitor circuit breaker. The breaker failure caused the operation of a lightning arrestor on the generator s main power transformer, tripping the unit. Power supplies remain adequate due to moderate loads and available generating capacity in the area. The cause has yet to be definitively determined.