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Huge power outage in south San Luis Obispo County

July 16, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

More than 28,000 PG&E customers lost power in southern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday evening.

Shortly after 7 p.m., 28,152 PG&E customers lost power from Pismo Beach to the Oceano Dunes. The outage also includes Arroyo Grande Grover Beach and Oceano.

PG&E estimates the power will be restored by 10:45 p.m. The cause of the outage remains under investigation.

“There is an unplanned outage in your area,” according to PG&E. “Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”

 


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Maybe instead of giant sized windmills out at sea and dangerous huge batteries in a small fishing village we should bury our powerlines and improve and expand our current power infrastructure…. why settle for less?….


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i grew up in Europe and never experienced a power outage, ever. PG&E makes a fortune for its investors, delivers you unreliable overpriced power pumped through outdated infrastructure (wires hung from wooden sticks) in return.


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Yes, we now pay for their generated electricity that we use and separately pay for the distribution lines for that power. With our roof mounted solar panels we can lower the electric power that we buy but we won’t escape the new costs for the distribution improvements that will certainly be needed for undergrounding power lines in fire risk areas and to accommodate the push for electric vehicles. Then again who knows what will happen when we can no longer trash other countries for our power needs here?


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Don’t get your hopes up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RD661thUQ8


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When we moved into our current home, there were 6 outages in 2-3 months. Felt like we were living in the third world. And for that, we get a base rate of 35c KWh and peak of 55c KWh – national average is about 17c…


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