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Most Power Restored After Massive PG&E Outage in San Francisco

A substation fire is being treated as a contributing factor pending a full cause determination.

Overview

  • About 130,000 customers—roughly one-third of the city—lost electricity on Saturday across the Richmond and Sunset districts, the Presidio, Golden Gate Park and parts of downtown and SoMa.
  • PG&E said the grid was stabilized by late afternoon and restored power to roughly 90,000–95,000 customers by late evening, with thousands still without service Sunday morning as crews completed inspections.
  • Transit systems were disrupted as BART closed Powell Street and Civic Center stations and Muni curtailed service, and officials directed drivers to treat dark signals as four-way stops.
  • Waymo temporarily suspended its driverless taxi service after vehicles stalled at unlit intersections, contributing to traffic jams reported across affected neighborhoods.
  • San Francisco opened its emergency operations center and the mayor urged residents to stay off the roads, with officials reporting no injuries and continuing the investigation into the outage.