Roughly 30 buildings and facilities on the University of Akron campus will lose power for four hours on Saturday, May 23 during a planned electrical shutdown.
The shutdown, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, is needed to support contractor work at the Carroll Street substation, according to an update from the university. It will impact lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, elevators, water, fire alarms and sprinklers.
Impacted facilities include: Auburn Science and Engineering Center, Buckingham Building, Bulger Hall, Business Administration Building, College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Center, Exchange Street Residence Hall, Folk Hall, Gas Turbine Testing Facility, InfoCision Stadium/Summa Field, Jackson Vault, James A. Rhodes Health and Physical Education Center, Knight Chemical Laboratory, Mary Gladwin Hall, McDowell Law Center, Olin Hall, Orr Hall, Ritchie Hall, Robertson Dining Hall, Schrank Hall (north and south), Sisler-McFawn Residence Hall, South Campus Parking Deck, South Hall, Spanton Hall, The Jean Hower Taber Student Union, University of Akron Engineering Research Center and Whitby Hall.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: UA dorms, facilities to lose electricity Saturday for planned shutdown
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