Update: Power Outages In Two Mother Lode Counties
PGE power outages in Strawberry area of Tuolumne County and the Murphys area of Calaveras County map
Update at 2:30 p.m.: PG&E reports that crews have made progress on an outage impacting 155 customers in the Strawberry and Bumblebee areas of Tuolumne County. The 60 customers still without electricity are around the Leland Reservoir, south of Highway 108. Their restoration time remains 9:15 p.m. Further details on the Calaveras County power outage can be found below.
Update at 2:05 p.m.: The lights are back on for some of the nearly 300 customers who lost their electricity this morning. In Calaveras County, at around 8:30 a.m., 140 customers were impacted, stretching from above Murphys to the Forest Meadows area along both sides of Highway 4. In Tuolumne County, PG&E crews are still working to restore power to 155 customers in the Strawberry and Bumble Bee areas, who lost their electricity just after 11 a.m. The estimated restoration time is 9:15 p.m. No cause has been given for either outage.
Original post at 12:05 p.m.: Murphys, CA— Nearly 300 PG&E customers lost their power this morning in two Mother Lode counties.
The lights went out around 8:30 a.m. for 140 customers in Calaveras County, stretching from above Murphys to the Forest Meadows area along both sides of Highway 4.
In Tuolumne County, along Highway 108, 155 customers in the Strawberry and Bumble Bee areas lost their electricity just after 11 a.m.
“There is an unplanned outage in your area,” advised company officials. “Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”
The estimated restoration times for the outage in Calaveras County and Tuolumne County are 6:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., respectively. No cause has been given for either outage.
