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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Nearly 18,000 customers will lose power in San Francisco in the coming days as PG&E completes repairs to a damaged substation, which caused a widespread blackout on Dec. 20.
“Since the incident, and as crews have made necessary repairs, PG&E has used a combination of temporary generation and alternate grid configurations to keep customers in service,” PG&E said in a statement. “To complete the final step in returning the substations and circuits to normal operations, PG&E will conduct two planned outages early next week.”
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The first outage is scheduled to last for 12 hours starting around midnight Monday. Roughly 3,600 customers are expected to lose power in the Civic Center area during this time. Power is expected to be restored by noon Monday, PG&E said.
The second planned outage will happen shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The second outage is expected to affect 14,000 customers in the Richmond District. This outage will last up to two hours, according to PG&E.
PG&E sent text messages, voicemails and email to the customers who will be affected by the planned outages. Customers with questions about the outages can call (1-800) 743-5002 for more information.
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“PG&E has been in constant communication with San Francisco city officials and has coordinated the timing of these outages with the city,” PG&E said. “These time windows were selected as being the least disruptive to our customers.”
The work will conclude PG&E’s repairs to the substation, which was damaged by fire, the company told KRON4 News. The initial damages cut power to 130,000 customers around the city. Following the repairs, PG&E will remove the temporary generators still in place at 24th Avenue and Balboa Street.
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John Ross Ferrara
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