UPDATE 6:38 p.m.: Lower Valley Energy (LVE) reports that power has been restored to approximately 70 percent of customers affected by the outage. Power remains out in several areas in the Town of Jackson.

An overnight shelter is being set up at the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole at 1251 South Park Loop Road, Jackson, WY 83001. Members of the public who need a warm place to stay overnight are invited to go to the Presbyterian Church starting at 7:00 p.m. If you need transportation to the church, please call START OnDemand at 307-342-0056, or download the START OnDemand app.

The Presbyterian Church shelter will not be able to accommodate household pets, but the Jackson/Teton County Animal Shelter will be accepting dogs and cats for the night. Pets can be dropped off at the shelter located at 3150 South Adams Canyon Drive, 733-2139 or bring them to the Presbyterian Church and transportation will be arranged when you arrive.

Additionally, the Town of Jackson will not enforce overnight parking regulations allowing for on street parking for friends and neighbors needing to stay with others.

UPDATE 4:38 p.m.: Teton County Library is staying open past their closing time of 5:00 p.m. as a warming center. They are not planning to be open overnight, but they are watching the power outage repair progress for cues as to how late they may stay open. It is unlikely they will be open past 8:00 p.m.

JACKSON, WYO – A power outage is impacting homes in east Jackson and northern Teton County after a transformer failed at the East Jackson power substation. As of 2:30 p.m., Lower Valley Energy (LVE) does not have an estimated timeline for power restoration.

Lower Valley Energy is aware of the outages and are on scene working to install and energize a spare transformer in order to return power to customers. According to LVE, when the spare transformer is installed, they will need to restore power in phases in order to not overload the power grid.

Those who need to warm up may visit Teton County Library at 125 Virginian Lane, Jackson, WY 83001. If you are in need of transportation to the library, contact START on-demand or call Sheriff’s Office dispatch at the non-emergency number: 307-733-2331.

Homes without power are urged to prepare now for cold temperatures. National Weather Service is calling for temperatures as low as -23 F with wind chills to -35 F tonight and into early tomorrow morning in the Jackson Hole Valley. 

Buckrail will update this developing story as more information becomes available.