UPDATE Aug. 11, 2023, 1:48 p.m.: The traffic-light at West Smith-Enke Road and Santa Cruz Drive, near the Villages at Rancho El Dorado, is out. Crews with ED3 are working on getting it operational.

Maricopa Police Department urges drivers to treat the intersection as a three-way stop.

 

UPDATE Aug. 11, 2023, 1:35 p.m.: According to Electrical District No. 3, the outage was caused by a contactor with Cox Communications, who struck an underground powerline along West Smith-Enke Road near the Villages at Rancho El Dorado.

Majority of the affected residents have regained power.

 

ORIGINAL STORY Aug. 11, 2023, 12:40 p.m.: More than 3,100 Maricopa residents are without power this afternoon. 

According to Electrical District No. 3’s outage tracker, the blackout occurred at a substation near North Porter and West Honeycutt Roads. 

The cause of the outage is unknown. 

Maricopa residents on social media reported power outages in houses in Homestead and businesses on North John Wayne Parkway. 

Today, temperatures will reach a high of 107 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 

ED3 could not immediately be reached for comment. 

This is a breaking story. InMaricopa will update this page as more information becomes available. 

Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter
Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter
Brian became part of the InMaricopa team in October 2020, starting as a multimedia intern with a focus on various multimedia tasks. His responsibilities included file organization and capturing photos of events and incidents. After graduating from Maricopa High School in the class of 2021, his internship seamlessly transitioned into a full-fledged job. Initially serving as a dedicated photographer, Brian's role evolved in October 2021 when he took on a new beat as a writer. He is currently pursuing his studies at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Brian's primary focus lies in covering public safety-related stories. In his free time, Brian finds joy in spending quality time with his family and embarking on adventures to explore the landscapes around him.
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