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(KRON) — A power outage in San Francisco on Saturday left thousands of customers without power, according to Pacific Gas and Electric’s outage map.
The power outage was first reported to PG&E at 10:10 a.m. As of 2:45 p.m., 130,000 customers were without power, PG&E told KRON4 News.
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According to PG&E’s outage status tool, 92.1% of San Francisco County still has power, as of 10:58 p.m. leaving a little less than 8% of the county without electricity.
Photo courtesy of PG&E
PG&E said they have stabilized the grid and are not expecting any additional customer outages at this time. PG&E provided an update just after 8:30 p.m., saying it expects power to be restored later Saturday evening.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said that a fire at a substation at 8th and Mission Streets was the cause of the power outage.
“We will be expanding officer presence at intersections and corridors to ensure the safety of those still on the road,” Lurie wrote. “We remain in close contact with PG&E as they restore power and will keep everybody posted as work continues.”
The power outage is affecting the Richmond, Sunset, Presidio, Golden Gate Park and parts of downtown, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management wrote in a social media post.
Driverless robotaxi company Waymo confirmed it has paused its service for now while the power outage persists throughout San Francisco.
“We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services given the broad power outage in San Francisco,” a Waymo spokesperson told KRON4 just after 8 p.m. Saturday. “We are focused on keeping our riders safe and ensuring emergency personnel have the clear access they need to do their work.”
Muni trains are bypassing the Powell, Civic Center, Van Ness and Montgomery stations due to the power outage, according to the SFMTA.
At 4:40 p.m., SFMTA reported that trains are not getting into both Muni Metro and Central Subway due to the power outages affecting the train control computer system. Passengers should consider the 8, 30 or 45 lines for Central Subway.
Muni shuttle service is running between West Portal and Caltrain, SFMTA wrote.
The Powell Street station was closed due to the power outage, but at 7:10 p.m., BART confirmed that the station was reopened and normal train service has resumed. Civic Center station is still closed.
This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for the latest.
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