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Local residents impacted by planned PG&E power shutoffs use generators, candles
and last updated 2021-01-19 23:01:59-05
Hundreds of PG&E customers on the Central Coast are without power due to a Public Safety Power Shutoff.
Those impacted are primarily just east of Highway 101 between Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria in unincorporated areas like Huasna or near the Twitchell Reservoir.
The PSPS went into effect just after 8 Tuesday morning for parts of San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties. Gusty winds prompted PG&E to turn off power for the more than 460 residents. You get in this canyon like this and the wind really blows, said Steve High who lives in rural Nipomo not far from Upper Los Berros Road.
PG&E reduces number of SLO County homes impacted by potential power shutoff
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. PG&E reduced the number of San Luis Obispo County customers affected by the potential power shutoffs starting Tuesday.
The utility company reduced the number to approximately 154 customers in the area.
The areas that will be impacted includes the Huasna area of San Luis Obispo County, it is located east of the Nipomo area and along Highway 166.
The utility company says they will open two Community Resource Centers to provide information, device charging, WiFi support, restrooms, bottled water and snacks along with other amenities.
Posted By Peter Johnson on Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:57 AM Gusty winds and dry conditions caused PG&E to preemptively cut power to hundreds of households in rural southern San Luis Obispo County and Santa Maria on Jan. 19 part of the utility’s first wave of Public Safety Power Shutoffs in 2021. The shutoff, which spans seven Central California counties, is impacting 462 customers around Huasna, Suey, Twitchell Reservoir, and Tepusquet sparsely populated areas east of Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, and Santa Maria. click to enlarge MAP COURTESY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHUTOFFS More than 450 customers in SLO and northern Santa Barbara counties are without power due to a PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff on Jan. 19.
Residents experiencing power outages in northern San Luis Obispo County
PG&E projects power to be restored around 7:15 a.m.
and last updated 2021-01-19 09:49:08-05
UPDATE (6:30 a.m.) - Residents in the Paso Robles and Atascadero are experiencing power outages.
According to PG&E, power should be restored at approximately 7:15 a.m. on January 19.
Community Resource Centers are available in Grover Beach and Santa Maria, they open at 8:00 a.m.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs are still expected in eastern portions of Arroyo Grande and Nipomo, as well as parts of Tepesquet Canyon, east of Santa Maria, and the Twitchell Dam area.