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Storm damage knocks out power to nearly 2,000 PG&E customers in Santa Cruz County

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OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ON CHEW’S RIDGE, BRADON CADIZ, KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE IN THE DARK IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. P-G-AND-E SAYING THERE ARE POWER OUTAGES IN SOME PARTS OF APTOS… WITH MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND CUSTOMERS AFFECTED. CREWS ARE WORKING TO RESTORE POWE

Storm damage knocks out power to nearly 2,000 PG&E customers in Santa Cruz County

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Updated: 2:23 PM PST Feb 17, 2026

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says several thousand customers are without power in Santa Cruz County due to storm damage.As of now, 1,930 customers are without power countywide, primarily in the Aptos area. PG&E said the cause was a tree making contact with a power line.Crews are expected to make repairs to restore power, but the timeline is currently unknown.PG&E said the outage was first reported around 8:53 a.m., and it is unknown when power will be restored. “There is an unplanned outage in your area. Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.,” PG&E said in a summary. At one point, around 5,000 customers were without power. See more coverage of top Central Coast stories | Download our app / Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. —

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says several thousand customers are without power in Santa Cruz County due to storm damage.

As of now, 1,930 customers are without power countywide, primarily in the Aptos area. PG&E said the cause was a tree making contact with a power line.

Crews are expected to make repairs to restore power, but the timeline is currently unknown.

PG&E said the outage was first reported around 8:53 a.m., and it is unknown when power will be restored.

“There is an unplanned outage in your area. Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.,” PG&E said in a summary.

At one point, around 5,000 customers were without power.

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