Overview
- About 6,050 customers in San Francisco’s Sunset and Richmond lost power late Saturday morning, with PG&E estimating restoration by 3:45 p.m. and reporting service largely back by midafternoon.
- PG&E attributed the latest outage to storm conditions while continuing repairs at the Eighth and Mission substation that contributed to last weekend’s broader blackout.
- Earlier this week, outages peaked at more than 35,000 customers on the Central Coast and over 27,000 across the Bay Area as winds up to 92 mph downed trees and power lines.
- PG&E said more than 5,500 front-line workers and contractors were on storm duty in the region, with additional crews and temporary generators positioned to speed restoration.
- Customers are set to receive $200 residential credits and up to $2,500 for businesses, but advocates and officials call the relief insufficient and are seeking hearings and possible rate cuts.