Update: Power restored to thousands of SLO County residents after destructive storm
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Power had been restored to thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents Friday morning after a devastating storm brought heavy rain, wind and flooding to the Central Coast.
On Wednesday, PG&E customers lost electricity in Cambria, San Luis Obispo and across the North County, according to the energy company.
Here is the latest information, according to PG&E’s outages site:
North County
- Santa Margarita: A total of 651 customers lost power around 4 p.m. Wednesday due to an equipment issue. Power had been restored as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
- Atascadero: An unknown cause knocked out power for 128 customers along Capistrano Avenue at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday. Electricity was appeared to be restored as of 2 p.m. Thursday.
- Creston: Stormy weather caused a power outage east of Creston that affected 146 customers. Power went out at 9:28 a.m. Wednesday and had been restored as of 2 p.m. Thursday.
North Coast
Cambria: In a large swath of the East Village, 271 customers lost power at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday due to an equipment issue. Crews had restored power as of 9 a.m. Friday.
Cambria: In the Burton Drive area, 135 customers lost power at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday because of an emergency issue. Electricity was restored as of 9 a.m. Friday.
.Cambria: A total of 81 customers near the entrance to the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve lost power at 12:52 p.m. Wednesday due to an equipment issue. Crews had restored power as of 9 a.m. Friday.
Cambria: Along Wales Road, 52 customers lost power at 1:45 p.m. due to an equipment issue. Power was restored as of 9 a.m. Friday.
Cambria: In the Pineridge Drive neighborhood, an equipment issue knocked out power for 116 customers starting at 12:41 p.m. Wednesday. Power had been restored as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
- Cambria: In the Pineridge Drive neighborhood, an equipment issue knocked out power for 116 customers starting at 12:41 p.m. Wednesday. Power had been restored as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
- Cambria: Power had been restored for 83 customers near Leffingwell Cove as of 5 p.m. Thursday. They lost electricity at 11:38 a.m. Wednesday.
Cambria: A total of 149 customers lost power in and around the Hillcrest Drive neighborhood at 8:36 a.m. Wednesday due to an equipment issue. They had regained electricity as of 2 p.m. Thursday.
San Luis Obispo
- Power to 82 customers who lost electricity starting at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday due to an equipment issue had been restored as of 2 p.m. Thursday.
This story was originally published January 28, 2021 at 10:42 AM.
