A power outage Friday in eastern P.E.I. was a direct result of theft, says Maritime Electric.
Around 12,000 customers in the eastern end of the Island were without power Friday after copper theft at the Lorne Valley substation.
The cut copper is valued in the hundreds of dollars, said the utility.
Maritime Electric says its crews have found damage at other substations and are working with the RCMP on the issue.
According to the utility’s outage map, power had been restored to all but a few customers as of 6 p.m.
