Thousands Without Power on Saturday
Saturday afternoon many North Coast residents were without electricity:
Original post: Thousands of PG&E customers without power between Arcata and Orick since about four. The company estimates that the power will not be restored until 7:45 p.m. As yet, the cause is unknown.
UPDATE 5:45 p.m.: A PG&E spokesperson says that multiple substations have been affected by the series of incidents that began at 3:27 p.m. At this point, there are 3999 customers without power.
UPDATE 6:55 p.m.: Almost all customers have had powered restored.
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I hate blackouts. They make you feel so powerless.
Cute!
If you don’t have a Plan B, like a generator in this day and age you’re either an idiot, rely on the government too much or both.
Power back on here in Blue Lake at 5:50. I was very glad it came on earlier than estimated.
Could have been much worse, if those smart meters shorted out and caught fire like they did a couple weeks ago.
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/03/30/stockton-smart-meters-explode-after-truck-causes-power-surge/
PGE has done a disservice by installing them.