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Update: Large Power Outage In Calaveras County

Update at 5:09 p.m.: PG&E reports a new outage in West Point, while crews have restored power in another outage that stretched from Copperopolis to just before Arnold. The power outage in the West Point area is impacting 76 customers. Their lights went out just before 4 p.m. along Grinding Rock Court, Skull Flat Road, Meadow View Road, Argonaut Lane, Winton Road, Hidden Valley Road, and John Eaph Trail. The utility reports that a crew is investigating a cause. The posted restoration time is 7:45 p.m.

Crews have restored power to 5,924 customers who have been without electricity since just before 3 p.m. The outage spanned the Highway 49 and 4 corridor in Calaveras County. Further details on the outage are below.

Update at 4:10 p.m.: PG&E has pushed back the repair time from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. for the 5,924 customers without electricity spanning the Highway 49 and 4 corridor in Calaveras County. Further details on the outage are below.

Original post at 3:32 p.m.: Calaveras County, CA — Nearly 6,000 PG&E customers are without power.

The lights went out right before 3 p.m. for customers stretching along the Highway 49 and 4 corridors, including Copperopolis, Angles Camp, Murphys, and Sheep Ranch, to just before Avery and Arnold.

The utility reports that crews are investigating the cause and have given a restoration time of 7 p.m.

This post was last modified on 04/04/2024 5:09 pm

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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