PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian discusses how utility is dealing with Bay Area outages
Anne Makovec talks to PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian about current power outages from the storm (1-4-2023)
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Anne Makovec talks to PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian about current power outages from the storm (1-4-2023)
A power outage has left some 2,500 people without power Wednesday afternoon. PG&E was investigating the cause.
Powerful gusts along with cooler temperatures are forecast for the greater Bay Area over the weekend, and some locations could see strong winds that may prompt power shutoffs to about 200 customers.
A tree fell in Novato onto power lines, causing a power outage Wednesday afternoon that could last overnight, according to police.
For the fourth consecutive day, residents in Morgan Hill found themselves coping with a power outage. Max Darrow reports. (9-8-22)
The extended Flex Alert issued by the state's power grid operator went into effect Thursday afternoon as officials encouraged resident to continue reducing their energy use.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on an apparent accidental power shutoff during Tuesday night's energy emergency alert (9-7-2022)
With a prolonged heat wave still affecting most of the Bay Area, PG&E and the state's power grid operator on Wednesday encouraged people to continue reducing their energy use.
Extreme heat caused power outages in neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area, including Livermore. Thousands of people there dealt with outages at points on Monday and on Tuesday.
The record heat wave baking California prompted an alert from the state that rolling blackouts were set to begin on Tuesday evening.
Cal ISO said Sunday evening it needs California to save even more electricity than previously believed, as the worst of the current heat waves descends on the state Monday and Tuesday.
A pair of brush fires caused a power outage affecting thousands of residents in the city of Bisbane, Monday night, according police.
A large section of Walnut Creek was plunged into darkness late Saturday evening due to a power outage.
Since Tuesday afternoon, Stanford University has faced a power outage with no end in sight.
California utilities will be fined more than $22 million for the "poor execution" of widespread power shutoffs two years ago, with PG&E facing a $12 million penalty.
A major street in Los Altos is closed to traffic early Thursday evening due to a toppled tree and fallen power lines in the area.
California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.
California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday. Sara Donchey reports. (5-6-22)
A group of small business owners in San Jose are complaining that PG&E completely short-circuited their businesses and cost them tens of thousands of dollars.
Some Bay Area BART riders will have to start taking alternate routes. BART is suspending service on the Red Line indefinitely for repairs after days of electrical problems on the busy Richmond-Millbrae line.
What appeared to be a massive power outage leaving tens of thousands of PG&E customers across the East Bay was a system error on an outage map, the utility said Wednesday.
A major thoroughfare between Lafayette and Moraga was closed Friday night after a solo crash brought down a power pole and transmission lines.
PG&E was still working Sunday afternoon to restore power to some of the over 2,000 customers in the East Bay who were still without power due to outages caused by recent high winds.
In Nevada and Placer Counties, tens of thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers have been left powerless as temperatures drop and more severe weather headed to the region.
Water from storms earlier this week damaged an underground electrical vault in San Francisco, causing power outages in the city's financial district Friday morning that lasted until that evening.
