ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Residents at Lancaster Park East, a 500-home community, have been dealing with recurring momentary power outages that they claim have become more frequent in the past three months.   

Lynda Donnarumma said the interruptions are brief but that they happen so often she’s having difficulties working from home.

“We really need to start honing in on what is going on here and maintaining whatever they fix and ensure we have ongoing electricity and power,” Donnarumma said. 

The Orlando Utilities Commission said it has received numerous complaints on the matter.

OUC is now moving forward with switching out fuses in faulty equipment and trimming down some trees to try to resolve the issue. 

While Lancaster Park East is a new community and electrical cables are underground, OUC spokesperson Tim Trudell said the lines that feed into it are still overhead, meaning trees can still be a problem. 

“All of it is reliability and that’s in our name, the reliable one," Trudell said. "We obviously want to do everything we can to provide a reliable service. Taking care of these momentary power outages is very obviously important to us."

Once the power is interrupted, all homes in Lancaster are affected because they’re all on the same circuit, the company indicated. OUC’s team will be on the ground, working on this issue through the weekend, and hopes that it is fixed by Monday, August 17, a spokesman said.