Palo Alto power outage affects thousands; cause unknown - The Mercury News
Palo Alto power outage affects thousands; faulty transformer thought to be the cause
PALO ALTO — A power outage affected thousands of customers in Palo Alto early Monday morning, likely due to a faulty transformer, according to Palo Alto Utilities.
The outage, which began at 5:30 a.m. according to the utility, affected about 4,559 customers at its peak. As of 9:20 a.m., about 3,500 were still without power.
The utility said in a social media post that the cause was likely related to a faulty transformer which could have been affected by the weather, as the Peninsula received aggressive early morning rainfall Monday morning.
Update on power outage: The cause seems due to a faulty transformer, which crews are working to repair. We estimate most customers will have power restored ~11-11:30am. View our outage map at
https://t.co/mS0eJvYfA9 Thx for your patience as we work to restore service ASAP! pic.twitter.com/cQpBO4Y0Wn
— Palo Alto Utilities (@PAUtilities)
December 18, 2023
The utility estimated that most customers could have power back by 11:30 a.m. According to an outage map, most affected customers were between El Camino Real and Middlefield Road.
This is a developing report. Check back for updates.
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