On Thursday morning, thousands of Sandy residents were without power after someone stole copper wire from a substation. EmilyTencerTV
SANDY, Utah — Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power customers living in Sandy were without power Thursday morning. When crews showed up on-scene to figure out the problem, they discovered the substation had been broken into.“It’s a way to get quick cash,” said Jona Whitesides, spokesperson for the power company. “We have kind of that urgency anytime there’s a power outage to identify it, dispatch the crews and resources, and get that restored as quickly as possible.
In a statement, Curt Mansfield, senior vice president of power delivery, said the damage is expensive to repair.“We practically did that so that we could get them over and make sure they were on a stable path of power and then be able to assess and fix,” said Whitesides. “The real reason why they go and steal these things is to re-sell it,” said Whitesides. “These metals can be resold, whether it's at a recycling place and even in ways that might be legal.”Whitesides said the price of wire isn’t worth the risk of arrest or electrocution.
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