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More than 150,000 without power in U.S. Upper Midwest
June 21 (Reuters) - More than 150,000 homes and businesses, mostly in
Minnesota, were without power early Friday following severe thunderstorms
Thursday night in the U.S. Upper Midwest, according to local power companies.
Xcel Energy Inc, the biggest utility in the area, was the hardest
hit with more than 148,000 customers out in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
the Dakotas.
For many of the outages Xcel said it was assessing the situation, for others
the utility said it expected to restore service later Friday.
The following table lists other major outages.
Power Company Holding Company State Out Now
Xcel Xcel MN, WI, ND, SD, MI 148,500
Minnesota Power Allete MN 2,600
Alliant Alliant MN, IO, WI 2,100
Wisconsin Public Service Integrys WI 1,800
Total 155,000
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