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# Construction crane knocks out power to 2K Duke customers in Bloomington, now down to 100
- URL: https://bsquarebulletin.com/construction-crane-knocks-out-power-to-2k-duke-customers-in-bloomington-now-down-to-100/
- Published: 2022-12-19T22:47:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T00:58:52.000Z
- Author: Dave Askins
- Tags: Old B Square, #imported-whole

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On Monday afternoon, the power outage for nearly 2,000 customers in the north central part of Bloomington was caused by a construction crane that hit a Duke Energy high voltage transmission line, according to a Duke Energy spokesperson.

According to Duke Energy, the construction crane was working on new apartment construction on 14th Street.

That’s the site of The Standard, which is a 1,000-bed complex that is replacing the former Brownstone Terrace.

According to Duke Energy the outage affected Indiana University offices as well as some local government offices.

Around 3:25 p.m. Monroe County government sent home employees who work in the old courthouse and the new justice center, including the courts and the prosecutor’s office.

The [Duke Energy outage map](https://outagemap.duke-energy.com/#/current-outages/in) puts the onset of the outage at 2:45 p.m. By around 5:15 p.m. the number of customers without power was down to around 100.

The estimated time for restoration of power for remaining customers who are without power is 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 20.

Around 5 p.m. Bloomington city hall was reportedly running on generator power.