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Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers lose power in SLO County

Written on 16 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., 2,955 PG&E customers from downtown San Luis Obispo to Santa Margarita lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be... (Continue reading)

More than 1,500 customers lose power in Arroyo Grande, fire reported

Written on 6 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 1,500 PG&E customers lost power in Arroyo Grande and the Hausna area on Sunday morning. At 10:40 a.m., 1,502 PG&E customers on the east side of Arroyo Grande through the Hausna area lost power. PG&E... (Continue reading)

Over 2,000 PG&E customers without power in Atascadero

Written on 27 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,000 PG&E customers lost power in Atascadero on Thursday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., 2,195 PG&E customers in Atascadero lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored by 1:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)

Power outages impacting nearly 2,500 SLO County residents

Written on 24 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers lost power in northern San Luis Obispo County on Monday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., 729 PG&E customers in the Lake Nacimiento area lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored... (Continue reading)

Heavy wind and rains cause power outages, flooding in SLO County

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Gusting winds and heavy rains bore down on San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon and evening, downing trees, triggering landslides and causing power outages and flooding. Thousands are currently without power in SLO County, while those... (Continue reading)

Electrical outage leaves more than 4,000 without power

Written on 19 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A power outage in Atascadero, Creston and rural Santa Margarita is affecting 4,139 PG&E customers. [Cal Coast Times] The outage was first reported at 6:48 p.m. PG&E officials estimate power will be restored by 10:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo transformer fire leads to electric outage

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A transformer fire knocked out electric service to more than 1,000 customers in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., a transformer located on a pole near the intersection of Higuera and Nipomo streets... (Continue reading)

SLO County crashes cause outage, fire and injuries

Written on 5 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

On a day of wild accidents, a red sports car hit a power pole in North County, a minivan rolled about 100 feet off Price Canyon Road and two vehicles plunged down an embankment after colliding near Heritage Ranch. Around... (Continue reading)

Thousands of SLO County residents still without power

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Following numerous outages over the weekend, more than 2,000 San Luis Obispo County residents remain without power Monday morning. Heavy rain and wind caused thousands of local residents to lose electricity on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday morning, 8,706 customers... (Continue reading)

Hundreds lose power in Avila Beach

Written on 25 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A power outage in Avila Beach caused hundreds of customers to lose electricity toward the end of Thanksgiving celebrations. [KSBY] The outage began shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday and caused 841 homes to lose power. A problem with a transformer... (Continue reading)