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1,000 PG&E customers lose power in Grass Valley
PG&E crews assessing power outage in Grass valley affecting more than 1,000 customers
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PG&E crews assessing power outage in Grass valley affecting more than 1,000 customers
1,035 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers in Grass Valley have been without power since Saturday night. PG&E's outage map shows that power was lost at 10:28 p.m. on Saturday and likely won't be restored until 5 p.m. on Sunday. The cause of the outage is being investigated. At least 600 PG&E customers also lost power in Rio Vista on Sunday at 12:47 p.m. but that number is now down to 200. PG&E does not have an estimated restoration time for the Rio Vista outage but said that it could have been caused by weather conditions. (Video player above: Sunday's Morning News)
1,035 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers in Grass Valley have been without power since Saturday night.
PG&E's outage map shows that power was lost at 10:28 p.m. on Saturday and likely won't be restored until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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The cause of the outage is being investigated.
At least 600 PG&E customers also lost power in Rio Vista on Sunday at 12:47 p.m. but that number is now down to 200.
PG&E does not have an estimated restoration time for the Rio Vista outage but said that it could have been caused by weather conditions.
(Video player above: Sunday's Morning News)
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