Semi-truck snags line, knocks out power in Shell Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck that had just exited Highway 101 in Shell Beach hit a power line, causing an outage in the area Thursday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., the Read More …
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Santa Margarita suffers third power outage in four days
By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the third time since Monday, and at least the fifth time in the last 10 days, residents in the Santa Margarita area have lost power. Some residents Read More …
More than 1,500 Atascadero residents lose power
More than 1,500 Atascadero residents lost power Tuesday morning, and several communities across San Luis Obispo County are experiencing small outages, as well. Read More …
Tree and power lines spark fire, outage near Paso Robles
A tree branch or branches fell onto power lines near Paso Robles Friday evening, sparking a fire and causing hundreds of residents to lose power. Read More …
PG&E agrees to $5.9 million settlement over dumping of Diablo Canyon cooling water
PG&E reached a settlement with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board last month, requiring the utility to pay $5.9 million for allegedly failing to comply with regulations pertaining to how it discharges cooling water from Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Read More …
California regulators consider reprimanding PG&E
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is considering reprimanding PG&E on Thursday for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that, in recent years, sparked large and deadly wildfires. Read More …
SLO County residents lose power due to wind, planned outages
Residents across several areas of San Luis Obispo County have lost power on Tuesday, a result of both high winds and preemptive power cuts by PG&E. Read More …
Balloon reportedly downs power lines in SLO
A Mylar balloon reportedly knocked down power lines on California Boulevard in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning, resulting in a small outage and a road closure. Read More …
Horse electrocuted in Los Osos after bird downs power line
A bird flew into a power line in Los Osos, knocking it down and causing it to fall on a horse, electrocuting and killing the animal, according to PG&E. Read More …
PG&E to cut power to approximately 1 million Californians
PG&E may shut off power on Sunday for 1 million or more individuals across Central and Northern California as part of another preemptive move to prevent wildfires. Read More …