Report a power outage
Call MGE at (608) 252-7111:

• Electrical outage
• Natural gas emergency

Causes
Most outages are caused by natural events:

• Storms
• Animals touching wires
• Tree branches brushing power lines

Some are caused by:

• Accidents
• Equipment failure

Momentary outages

• Protect the electric system from severe overloading
• Increase overall service reliability

Devices called reclosing circuit breakers or reclosers briefly interrupt the flow of current. The power is restored when the circuit is closed again.

Reclosers on the MGE system

• Are programmed to try to clear a detected fault
• Cause "blinks" as the reclosers go through their fault-clearing sequence

If the fault cannot be cleared, the circuit will stay open and an extended outage results.

Plan ahead for outages
Your business will do better the more you know and prepare. Consider:

• Emergency light system
• Emergency fire pump
• Emergency backup power system
• Equipment or system shutdown priorities

For more information

• Electrical Disturbances (How to protect businesses) [PDF - 124 KB]
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• How to Protect Your Computer From Power Outages [PDF - 384 KB]
• Distributed Generation Resources