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Part of SLO County now under public safety outage watch. What to know

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A planned power outage watch turned to a warning a few hours before power may be cut to parts of northern San Luis Obispo County for two days to prevent wildfires.

According to the SLO Office of Emergency Services, the Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch for the San Miguel area north of Estrella Road is now a warning, where the de-energization of power is set to begin in one to four hours.

Power is expected to be restored around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to PG&E’s Outage Center.

As of 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, 1,719 PG&E customers meanwhile are affected by an unplanned power outage in Paso Robles, including the Paso Robles Municipal Airport.

Along with SLO and Monterey, 13 other counties across California are also on alert for PSPS power outages:

  • Alameda
  • Colusa
  • Contra Costa
  • Fresno
  • Glenn
  • Merced
  • San Benito
  • San Joaquin
  • Santa Clara
  • Shasta
  • Stanislaus
  • Tehama
  • Trinity

According to PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff page, a planned outage can be called in the event of severe weather conditions such as low humidity, forecasted high winds, dry material on the ground, vegetation near power lines, red flag warnings from the National Weather Service and real-time ground observations.

PG&E opened a Community Resource Center at the Cuesta North Campus at 2800 Buena Vista Dr in Paso Robles to provide resources for individuals impacted by the PSPS, with snacks, electricity, seating and bathrooms available, according to the SLO Office of Emergency Services Facebook.

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


What weather can cause power outages?

The potential shutoffs come as parts of California are forecast to see gusty winds — increasing the risk of wildfire.

According to the National Weather Service, gusty winds are set from Thursday to Saturday, with gusts as strong as 60 mph.

The winds can result in fallen trees or power outages, with dangerous sea conditions, the National Weather Service wrote on X.

This story was originally published June 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM.

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Leila Touati
The Tribune
Leila Touati is a reporter for The Tribune. She covers business and change in SLO County communities. She is from the Bay Area and finishing her journalism degree at Cal Poly. In her free time, Leila enjoys coding and baking.
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