The power is back on in Sunset Ridge and surrounding area.

It was the result of a lightning strike to some equipment of Fortis Alberta, explains Tanya Croft, Fortis Alberta's corporate communications manager.

The outage occurred at 3:52 p.m. and at the onset was anticipated to be restored no later than 6:30 p.m.

Croft says it impacted 3,380 customers.