Update: Large PG&E Power Outage In Tuolumne County
Update at 12:45 p.m.: PG&E reports that the lights are back on for all 2,019 customers impacted by a morning power outage, stretching from the Columbia to Sonora to Phoenix Lake areas. Their electricity went out just before 6 a.m. It took crews more than six hours to restore their power. The utility has not yet reported a cause for the outage.
Update at 12:35 p.m.: Crews are making progress on an outage that was impacting more than 2,019 customers, spanning from the Columbia to Sonora to Phoenix Lake areas. That number has dropped to 159, with a restoration time of 2:30 p.m.
Update at 11:10 a.m.: More than two thousand PG&E customers are waking up to no power this morning in Tuolumne County. Crews are making progress as the first outage that impacted 112 customers along Big Hill Road has been restored, but no cause was listed. Crews continue to work on a larger outage stretching from the Columbia to Yankee Hill, Sonora, and Phoenix Lake areas that began just before 6 a.m. It is impacting 2,019 customers. The company has pushed back its estimated repair time from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Update at 6:45 a.m.: More than two thousand PG&E customers are waking up to no power this morning in Tuolumne County. The utility reports that the first outage was along Big Hill Road and began right after midnight. It is impacting 112 customers. PG&E reports that a crew is assessing a cause at the outage location. The restoration time is 10:30 a.m.
Just before 6 a.m., the lights went out for another 2,019 customers stretching from Columbia to Yankee Hill and the Phoenix Lake area. A crew is en route to the outage location to discover the cause. The estimated repair time is 11 a.m.
Original post at 5:58 a.m.: Tuolumne County, CA — More than a hundred PG&E customers are waking up to no power this morning in the Big Hill area of Tuolumne County.
The utility reports that the outages are along Big Hill Road and began right after midnight. It is impacting 112 customers. PG&E reports that a crew is assessing a cause at the outage location. The restoration time is 10:30 a.m.
