Over 10K PG&E customers affected in Rohnert Park power outage - KRON4
Rohnert Park power outage: Over 10K PG&E customers affected
( KRON) — Two power outages Saturday afternoon have affected over 10,000 customers in Rohnert Park, a PG&E spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. However, officials could not confirm if the outages are related to the ongoing Bay Area heat wave.
The first outage happened at 4:41 p.m. and affected 6,333 customers. As of 7:08 p.m., PG&E crews were able to safely restore power to all those customers.
The second outage happened at 4:42 p.m. and affected 5,168 customers, according to PG&E. Around 6:30 p.m., all but one customer has had their power restored.
The cause of the second outage was due to a “broken cross arm,” officials said. The cause of the broken cross arm is still under investigation.
A total of 11,501 PG&E customers were affected by this outage.
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