More than 2,100 PG&E customers lose electricity in SLO County power outage
By Stephanie Zappelli
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A power outage cut off electricity to about 2,100 San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers on Thursday.
According to PG&E’s outage map, 2,169 customers near Avila Beach lost power around 10:24 a.m.
Power is expected to be restored at 7:30 p.m.
The utility company was investigating the cause of the power outage as of 11 a.m.
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 September 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM.
