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PG&E power outage affects 980 customers in SLO County. Here’s where

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Update, 6 p.m.: As of 6 p.m. power had been restored to all but a handful of customers in north Atascadero. Spectrum TV and internet was also restored.

Original story: A power outage affected 980 customers in Atascadero and a couple in other parts of San Luis Obispo County on Friday, according to Pacific Gas & Electric’s online outage map.

The outage was unplanned and began around 3:27 p.m. on Friday, according to the PG&E website.

As of 4 p.m. Friday, 979 customers in Atascadero were still experiencing the outage, as one customer had regained power.

In addition to the widespread outage in Atascadero, one customer in Morro Bay and another in Oceano were still without electricity.

Spectrum internet is experiencing a related outage.

Electricity is estimated to be restored around 6:30 p.m. Friday.

PG&E’s online outage map shows 978 customers affected by a power outage in Atascadero Friday afternoon.
PG&E’s online outage map shows 978 customers affected by a power outage in Atascadero Friday afternoon. Pacific Gas & Electric

This story was originally published May 20, 2022 at 4:08 PM.

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Catherine Allen is a reporting intern at the San Luis Obispo Tribune covering breaking news and business. She is a second year journalism major at Cal Poly.
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