REMINDER - Atkinson Hall & North ED Distribution – Planned Electrical Outages - On 08/12/2024 and 08/23/2024

Reminder 07/29/2024:  This serves as our 14-day advance notice reminder for the outages scheduled on August 12th, 2024, and August 23rd, 2024. Please note that there are no changes to the previously communicated outages within the Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution buildings. 

For more details about this impact, please visit the website. This notification along with all other notices regarding the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades (EIU) Project will be posted and archived for ease of reference on the EIU website.

Original Notification (Published 07/12/2024):

Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades Project

Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution – Planned Electrical Outages

To: Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution (North Education and North Education 60) Building Users

From: Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Program Analyst

Please be advised that Planning, Design & Construction will be performing a project that may impact you. Below are the details of the scope of work and anticipated impacts:

Scope of Work: Install temporary power and upgrade the electrical infrastructure throughout the buildings.

Reason for Project: Work associated with the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades project in support of current campus needs and future growth.

Anticipated Impacts: As part of the campus electrical upgrades project, a planned electrical outage for the Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution buildings is required. There will be periodic construction personnel traffic in and around the Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution buildings throughout the entire duration of the work.

The outage will entail a total loss of power for the durations specified below, affecting systems such as heating and air, lighting, receptacle convenience power, card/access/access control, elevators, etc. It is highly recommended that sensitive equipment unable to withstand an outage should be powered down the day before to avoid unanticipated impacts to the equipment during the outage window.  

After the outage, users will be able to re-enter the buildings and confirm that power is restored, and systems are fully functional. Any issues should be communicated immediately to the project team using the contact information provided at the end of this notification.

** Please also note that the Atkinson Hall and North Education Distribution Buildings will be closed to the public throughout the outage window detailed below. **

Duration of Impacts: The outage schedule is as follows:

  1. On Monday, August 12th, 2024, from 3:30 am to 7:30 am
  2. On Friday, August 23rd, 2024, from 3:30 am to 7:30 am

Contact:  Please direct any questions or concerns to Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Construction Program Analyst at (858) 888-3215 or [email protected]. For questions about health and safety measures, please contact Gillian Marks, Senior Director of Environmental Health & Safety at (619) 594-2853 or [email protected].

For more details about this impact, please visit the website.  This notification along with all other notices regarding the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades (EIU) Project will be posted and archived for ease of reference on the EIU website.

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