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
Power was restored to most customers who had lost electricity on Wednesday afternoon.
The outage appeared to still be primarily effecting Cal Poly’s campus, where 100 customers were without power as of 5:10 p.m., PG&E said. Meanwhile, 13 customers near Santa Rosa Park had lost power, too.
Power should be restored by 7:15 p.m. for Cal Poly and 8 p.m. for those near Santa Rosa Park, PG&E said.
Original story:
A power outage swept part of San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon, leaving more than 1,500 PG&E customers without electricity.
The power outage was reported at 3:28 p. m. and impacted 1,560 customers near Cal Poly and up the Cuesta Grade to Santa Margarita, PG&E said.
As of 4:55 p.m., PG&E was investigating the cause of the outage and working on repairs, the outage map website said.
PG&E did not offer an estimation for when power would be restored.
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 April 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM.
Stephanie Zappelli is the environment and immigration reporter for The Tribune. Born and raised in San Diego, they graduated from Cal Poly with a journalism degree. When not writing, they enjoy playing guitar, reading and exploring the outdoors.
