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Update, 5:50 p.m.:
Power appears to have been restored to all by 239 customers in Nipomo, according to PG&E’s outage map.
The remaining customers without power were along residential neighborhoods off Division Street. An estimated time for restoration of power was not given.
Original story:
More than 7,800 PG&E customers were without power due to a massive outage in Nipomo on Monday evening.
According to PG&E’s map, the unplanned outage was reported around 4:36 p.m. and was impacting 7,830 customers.
The outage stretched across most of western Nipomo from Highway 101 to Highway 1.
The utility company said crews were “evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”
Power was expected to be restored by 8:45 p.m., according to PG&E.
Power Outages in San Luis Obispo County and California
This map shows current California power outages and is automatically updated every 15 minutes. It shows the total number of customers impacted by county (in black), the general location of the outages with red (not planned) and orange (planned) circles, and more detailed power outage areas from PG&E when zoomed into the map (other utilities are not available for power outage areas). Tap on the locations for the number of customers affected and estimated power restoration in the left-hand column.
SOURCES: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Los Angeles Water & Power, ESRI
Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM.
Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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