Update: More Than 800 Without Power in Calaveras County
Update at 2:15 p.m.: After inquiries from Clarke Broadcasting regarding the cause of the outage, PG&E spokesperson Megan McFarland reports that the outage was caused by the company’s Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) settings, which automatically turn off power within one-tenth of a second when triggered.
“PG&E patrolled the line by helicopter and on the ground and did not find the cause of the outage, which sometimes happens with EPSS. After determining that there were no hazards on the line, all customers have been restored, detailed McFarland.
The 9:34 a.m. outage originally impacted 821 customers stretching from the east side of Salt Springs Valley Reservoir to the west side of New Melones and along both sides of O’Byrnes Ferry and Pool Station roads and Highway 4 in both Angels Camp and Copperopolis.
Update at 1:25 p.m.: PG&E crews have turned the lights back on for the remaining 190 customers in the Angels Camp area without lights along both sides of Pool Station Road. The company did not post a cause for the outage, but Clarke Broadcasting has reached out to the Public Information Officer for this area regarding a cause and has not yet heard back.
Update at 12:55 a.m.: PG&E crews are making progress on a power outage stretching from the east side of Salt Springs Valley Reservoir to the west side of New Melones and along both sides of O’Byrnes Ferry Road, Highway 4, and Pool Station Road in both Angels Camp and Copperopolis. The utility reports that electricity has been restored to most of the 821 customers whose lights went out around 9:35 a.m. That number is now down to 190 customers along both sides of Pool Station Road in Angels Camp. Their restoration time remains at 4 p.m.
Original post at 11:35 a.m.: Calaveras County, CA – 821 PG&E customers in Angels Camp and Copperopolis are without power.
PG&E is reporting that their lights went out at around 9:34 a.m. The area impacted stretches from the east side of Salt Springs Valley Reservoir to the west side of New Melones and along both sides of O’Byrnes Ferry Road, Highway 4, and Pool Station Road.
The company added that a crew is on-site investigating the cause of the power outage. The utility has posted a 4 p.m. estimated restoration time.
