Midwest Energy is asking its Hays customers to conserve electricity on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday between the hours of noon and 7 p.m.
The request is being issued following the downing of several key power lines in northwest Hays during a storm the evening of Aug. 13.
With several key lines out of service, Hays is being supplied using powerlines from the South and East.
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