ApoweroutageonMonday afternoon left most of Perryton without electricity for most of the evening.
According to Wes Reeves, senior media relations representative at Xcel Energy, the power outage began at 3:30 p.m. because of a failed circuit switcher in the Perryton Substation. During the outage, 4,265 Perryton customers lost power.
Reeves said a circuit switcher is a protective device that opens lik…