Two large birds entering a transformer at this Floresville Electric Light & Power System substation at A and 10th streets in Floresville are the cause of a March 27 power outage in the city. GREGORY RIPPS/Wilson County News Birds are the cause of a power outage that affected a large portion of Floresville March 27.
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SAN ANTONIO – Floresville Electric Light and Power System or FELPS serve about 17,000 customers in Wilson County.
Beginning Sunday, Feb. 14 until Thursday, Feb. 18. the company has had a total of three brief outages, the longest outage lasting about three hours. Those outages were due to downed lines because of trees or ice.
“As of right now, we have no outages,” FELPS CEO, Winston Low said.