7 A.M. UPDATE: Power has been restored in Clay County, following a major outage Monday morning.
Originally, over 40,000 customers were without power.
Officials say a "fault at the Black Creek substation" caused the outage.
Action News Jax has received several tips about a power outage in Clay County.
All schools have power, according to Clay County Schools.
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As of 6:07 a.m. Monday, approximately 42,191 people are affected, according to the Clay Electric outage map.
A spokesperson at Clay Electric says the large number of outages could be a result of "shifting loads," which can result in relatively brief outages.
Residents in Clay County say they are experiencing outages in the following areas:
- Oakleaf
- Orange Park
- Blanding Boulevard
- Middleburg
- Lake Asbury
- Heritage Hills neighborhood near Orange Park High School
- Ridgecrest
- Grove Park
We are working to gather more information on what caused the outage, when power will be restored and any updates on if schools will be affected.