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PG&E shuts off power for 1,719 customers in Paso Robles

June 19, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

As a safety precaution, PG&E turned off the power for 1,719 customers in Paso Robles at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The power was then restored approximately an hour later.

Because of high temperatures, low humidity levels and extreme dryness, PG&E planed to turn of the power for North San Luis Obispo County customers from Friday through Saturday. However, times may change due to the weather.

San Luis Obispo remains on the list for public safety power shutoff for Thursday and Friday.

Electric companies use public safety power shutoffs to prevent wildfires in high risk areas. During dangerous weather, companies may temporarily shut off power to customers to prevent electric systems from igniting fires.

PG&E customers can check their address to determine their risk of losing power.

 


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If we had too many electric vehicles for the grid, what would the power company say? How about, ” we are having a high fire danger power shutdown period”. I get the risk when a transformer blows near a hot, dry, windy and combustible area but you have to admit that there are allot of those electric vehicles on the road that have greatly added to the demand on a residential power grid. Just do the math to calculate energy required to move a bus or many vehicles a couple hundred miles down the road. Yes, we have a problem, and I think for now we can blame it on the weather. When you start to hear the lines crackling, you’ll know what comes next, other rate increases to slow the demand.


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