Superdome commission eyes change to power system

Published February 27, 2013 8:50pm ET



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The panel that runs Louisiana’s Superdome has approved spending up to $100,000 for a study of possible enhancements of the stadium’s emergency power systems.

Dome manager Doug Thornton says emergency systems worked well during the Super Bowl — when a problem traced to a utility company’s equipment caused a partial power outage and suspension of the NFL game for 34 minutes. But, he said, the current backup generator system was designed to maintain power when the dome is being evacuated.

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