Update: Power Outages In Tuolumne And Calaveras Counties
Update at 2:23 p.m.: PG&E pushes back the repair time for more than 210 customers in the Dorrington area of Calaveras County as a storm system passes through the region. Originally, 480 customers lost power, but crews were able to make repairs and cut that number by more than half. The utility has pushed the 2 p.m. restoration time back to 4 p.m. Details on all the outages in the Mother Lode can be viewed below.
Update at 1:44 p.m.: In Calaveras County, PG&E crews have restored power to all 91 customers in the West Point area who lost electricity due to the stormy conditions. Some 210 customers in the Dorrington area remain without lights after a tree came into contact with a power line. Originally, 480 customers lost power, but crews at the site continue making repairs and hope to have all the customers’ electricity back on sometime in the 2 p.m. hour.
Update at 1:10 p.m.: PG&E crews have made some progress on several power outages around the Mother Lode as a storm system passes through the region. PG&E reports that initially, 480 customers lost electricity in the area of Highway 4 near Dorrington. That number has dropped to 210 as repair crews have made progress in getting customers’ lights turned on. Officials report the cause to be a “tree that made contact with the power line.” A crew is making repairs and the estimated restoration time is in the 2 p.m. hour.
Near West Point, 91 customers lost electricity. The cause is under investigation and full restoration is estimated to be in the 3 p.m. hour.
Two other outages impacting customers in Groveland and Cedar Ridge in Tuolumne County have had their power restored.
Original post written by BJ Hansen at 9:58 a.m.: Sonora, CA — Some power outages are popping up around the Mother Lode as a storm system passes through the region.
PG&E reports that 480 customers lost electricity at 8:07 am in the area of Highway 4 near Dorrington. Officials are investigating what caused the outage and the hope is to have everyone restored by 2 pm. It is impacting streets such as Meko Drive, Shoshone Drive, Jibway Drive, Walapar Lane, Ottawa Drive, Pomo Circle and Black Foot Circle.
91 customers lost electricity near West Point at 9:36 am. The specific cause is under investigation and it is unclear when there will be full restoration. It is impacting homes around Bald Mountain Road, Hilltop View Drive, Eganhoff Lane, and Ridgecrest Way.
In Groveland, one customer lost power along Morgan Drive at 9:42 am and it is unknown when there will be full restoration.
In the Cedar Ridge area of Tuolumne County, there is a single customer who lost power at 8 am on Yerba Santa Road and full restoration is anticipated by 4 pm.
