Update at 4:50 p.m.: PG&E is reporting that crews have made progress on the power outages in Calaveras County this afternoon. The initial number was over 4,000, but crews have restored power to 712 customers in the Rancho Calaveras area and 2,634 in a larger outage on both sides of Highway 26 that was stretching from Rail Road Flat to Glenco, WiIlseyville West Point. That number has been reduced from 3,381 customers to 747 in just the Rail Road Flat area on both sides of South Railroad Flat Road and 119 in the West Point area. No cause has yet been given for these outages. The utility reports that crews are investigating the causes of all of these outages and have given restoration times after 9 p.m.
Original post at 3:10 p.m.: Calaveras County, CA – More than 4,000 PG&E customers in Calaveras County are without power.
The outages are on both sides of Highway 26, stretching from Rail Road Flat to Glenco, WiIlseyville West Point. 3,381 customers’ lights went out just after 2 p.m.
There is another outage in the Rancho Calaveras area affecting 712 customers who lost electricity around the same time. The areas impacted are along Baldwin Street and Cane Lane.
The utility reports that crews are investigating the cause of both outages, with the restoration times after 9 p.m.
This post was last modified on 11/01/2022 4:54 pm
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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