Power restored after massive PG&E outage leaves customers in the dark across Placer County
LIVE FROM KCRA THREE NEWS. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS COMING OUT OF PLACER COUNTY, WHERE WE’RE SEEING A MAJOR POWER OUTAGE. TAKING A LIVE LOOK OVER PGE OUTAGE MAP. OVER 47,000 CUSTOMERS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DARK. THERE’S ALSO REPORTS OF DOWNED TRAFFIC SIGNALS. POLICE ARE TELLING ALL DRIVERS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS ON THE ROADS. PG&E CREWS ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE ON SCENE AT THIS TIME. WE DON’T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE, B
Power restored after massive PG&E outage leaves customers in the dark across Placer County
The outage area continues to expand, stretching from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines.
A widespread PG&E power outage swept across Placer County early Saturday morning, leaving more than 61,000 customers without electricity and disrupting traffic signals, alarms and travel across a large portion of the region. As of 3 p.m., service has been restored for the vast majority of customers. According to PG&E updates, the outage began shortly after 6:30 a.m. and initially affected 25,656 customers as of 7 a.m. By 7:26 a.m., that number had climbed to more than 46,000 customers, with roughly 41% of Placer County reported without power.The outage area stretched from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines. PG&E described the incident as an “unplanned outage,” with an earlier estimate indicating repairs could be completed by 9:30 a.m.In a statement, PG&E explained:”PG&E is aware of a power outage initially impacting about 61,000 customers in the area northeast of Sacramento including Auburn, Grass Valley and Loomis. We are working to identify the cause of the outage.” This is a developing story.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A widespread PG&E power outage swept across Placer County early Saturday morning, leaving more than 61,000 customers without electricity and disrupting traffic signals, alarms and travel across a large portion of the region. As of 3 p.m., service has been restored for the vast majority of customers.
According to PG&E updates, the outage began shortly after 6:30 a.m. and initially affected 25,656 customers as of 7 a.m. By 7:26 a.m., that number had climbed to more than 46,000 customers, with roughly 41% of Placer County reported without power.
The outage area stretched from Granite Bay, Newcastle, Loomis, and Auburn across Folsom Lake to Cool, and north through Colfax into Lake of the Pines.
PG&E described the incident as an “unplanned outage,” with an earlier estimate indicating repairs could be completed by 9:30 a.m.
In a statement, PG&E explained:
”PG&E is aware of a power outage initially impacting about 61,000 customers in the area northeast of Sacramento including Auburn, Grass Valley and Loomis. We are working to identify the cause of the outage.”
This is a developing story.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel