---TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Wheatbelt Public Power District (WPPD) customers were affected by rolling blackouts early Tuesday morning. Officials with WPPD told News Channel Nebraska all customer's power has been restored as of 8:00 a.m. They are unsure at this time if rolling blackouts will start up again in their coverage area.

Over 1,000 people were reported without power in Banner County Tuesday morning. Another 1,000+ outages were reported in the Scottsbluff area Tuesday morning due to rolling blackouts.

9:45 a.m. TUESDAY UPDATE: NPPD has announced they have been notified by Southwest Power Pool, who oversees the power grids in much of the central U.S. they can pause the rolling blackouts for the time being.

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Two companies that provide power to western Nebraska say they are planning to continue running as normal for now.

High West Energy and Wheatbelt Public Power District have both told News Channel Nebraska they have no plans for rolling blackouts as of Monday evening.

"We have been in communication with multiple organizations, and right now we do not have any reason to believe rolling blackouts will be necessary," High West Energy spokesman Jim East said.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission is the main power supplier for High West and Wheatbelt PPD have been working around the clock to ensure the delivery of power meets demand, according to High West CEO Brian Heithoff.

Heithoff did say in a statement customers can help lower any risk of potential blackouts by conserving energy through lowering their thermostat or minimizing the usage of certain appliances such as the dishwasher.

Other power companies in the state such as Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) said Monday evening, rolling blackouts had been paused for the time being, but could be resumed depending on the ability of power providers in the area to meet demand.