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Outage cuts power to hundreds in SLO County during heat wave

By Kaytlyn Leslie

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A power outage cut off electricity to hundreds of PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday afternoon.

According to PG&E’s outage report map, 431 customers in rural Paso Robles lost power around 12:42 p.m. The outage was impacting residents south of Nacimiento Lake Drive.

PG&E said a team was “evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”

Power is expected to be restored by 5:30 p.m.

The outage comes as much of the area was still under a heat advisory amid the potential for near-triple-digit temperatures.

According to the National Weather Service, the area outside of Paso Robles was expected to hit a high of 99 as of Saturday afternoon.

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.

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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 July 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Outage cuts power to hundreds in SLO County during heat wave."

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