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Power restored after outage in east Bakersfield impacts over 8,300 customers

KBAK · last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Over 8,300 customers were without power in east Bakersfield Thursday morning.

According to the PG&E’s outage page, the outage was from Panoma Drive to East Pacheco Avenue, Golden State Avenue to Mount Vernon Avenue.

The outage is impacting 8,359 customers.

PG&E said a team evaluated the electrical system to identify damaged sections and made necessary repairs to safely turn the power back on.

Power returned at 12:30 p.m.

Kern High School District said East Bakersfield High School released students at 11:30 a.m. due to the power outage.

To view the outage map, click here.

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