Update at 12:10 p.m.: PG&E reports that the power has been restored to all 3,120 customers who lost their electricity this morning, stretching from Columbia to Sonora in Tuolumne County. The company gave no cause, but earlier it advised, “Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”
Updates below written by BJ Hansen at 10:12 am: All but 315 customers from the earlier major power outage in Tuolumne County have been restored. The lingering customers are in the greater Phoenix Lake area. At one point, there were 3,120 without electricity, stretching from Sonora to Columbia. The three radio station signals impacted earlier are now operational.
The remaining customers should be restored by 6 pm.
Update at 10:07 am: PG&E continues to investigate a power outage that has left 3,120 customers without electricity. Central Sierra Broadcasting has restored service to AM 1450/FM 102.7 KVML and 93.5 KKBN. Officials are still working to restore Star 92.7.
Original story posted at 9:26 am: Sonora, CA — 3,120 PG&E customers lost electricity shortly before 9 am in Tuolumne County.
The outage is also impacting the radio signal for AM 1450/FM 102.7 KVML, Star 92.7 and 93.5 KKBN. Officials are heading to the area to investigate the issue and work to restore the signal.
In the meantime, listeners can still tune into KVML on the station’s website, and clicking the tab “Listen Live.”
PG&E is investigating the cause of the outage. The company notes that it is an “unplanned” outage and “our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”
PG&E is currently estimating that there will be full restoration by 6 pm.
We will pass along more information as it becomes available.
