PG&E PSPS and widespread power outages across Bay Area
Key Questions
Which counties were affected by the PG&E PSPS?
The PG&E PSPS expanded to 8 counties, impacting over 30,000 customers. Additional outages occurred in areas like Napa/Solano, Menlo Park, San Francisco, and South San Jose.
How many customers lost power in San Francisco during the recent outages?
A massive outage hit San Francisco affecting over 53,000 customers across more than 20 incidents. Smaller outages on Market Street in the Castro district impacted about 90 customers each.
What caused the power outage near Costco in Mission Bay?
More than 2,400 PG&E customers lost power in the Mission Bay/SoMa area due to an outage on the July 4th weekend. Power was restored by the following morning.
Why has a San Francisco supervisor lost confidence in PG&E?
The supervisor cited ongoing grid reliability concerns, including a substation fire and repeated widespread outages. PG&E is deploying helicopters to address vegetation and infrastructure issues.
Where can residents check real-time power outage information?
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) provides a power outage tracker for real-time monitoring. PG&E's outage map has occasionally overstated affected areas, such as in the East Bay.
PG&E PSPS expanded to 8 counties affecting 30,000+ customers. Additional outages: 674 in Napa/Solano, 3,585 in Menlo Park, and a vegetation fire in South San Jose causing mass outage. A massive new outage hit San Francisco with over 20 outages affecting 53,000 customers—second consecutive day of grid failures following Castro/Corona Heights issues (~4,000 customers). San Mateo outage affecting 1,000+ customers also reported. A new PG&E outage near Costco in Mission Bay/SoMa affected 2,400 customers on July 4th weekend, restored by morning. Two new small outages on Market Street in Castro (90 customers each, traffic signals out) add to ongoing grid reliability concerns. PG&E deploying helicopter fleet. A San Francisco supervisor has lost confidence in PG&E after a substation fire. PG&E outage map recently overstated East Bay blackout; actual affected customers ~1,300 with power restored in 10 minutes. Cal OES power outage tracker available for real-time monitoring.