{"id":194456,"date":"2025-12-22T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/power-restored-to-most-customers-after-massive-outage-left-san-francisco-in-the-dark-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:45:33","slug":"power-restored-to-most-customers-after-massive-outage-left-san-francisco-in-the-dark-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/power-restored-to-most-customers-after-massive-outage-left-san-francisco-in-the-dark-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Power restored to most customers after massive outage left San Francisco in the dark &#8211; NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> news Alerts<br \/>There are no new alerts at this time<br \/>Power has been restored to the homes and businesses of most utility customers affected by a massive outage in San Francisco that darkened the city Saturday. <br \/>The significant outage began affecting the city at around 1:09 p.m. Saturday and reached its peak two hours later with 130,000 homes and businesses affected, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. <br \/>On Sunday, the bulk of the outages appeared to be in the heavily residential Richmond District, sandwiched between Golden Gate Park on the south and the Presidio on the north.<br \/>About 15,000 utility customers in the city remained in the dark by noon Sunday, PG&#038;E said in an update.<br \/>The cause of the outage was not immediately clear Sunday, but at least some of it resulted from a fire at a PG&#038;E substation, the company said. It said the fire &#8220;was extensive and the repairs and safe restoration will be complex.&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;We have mobilized every available engineer and electrician into the city as part of the restoration work,&#8221; the utility said in an update.<br \/>The outage affected roughly one-third of PG&#038;E\u2019s customers in the city, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/power-outage-san-francisco-pge-4e92a586ce4d71865fa9f1f4fd057df3\" target=\"_blank\">The Associated Press<\/a>. Mass closures of restaurants and shops were reported on social media Saturday. <br \/>Robotaxi Waymo cars blocked intersections in the roads after having stopped mid-ride Saturday night. <br \/>San Francisco&#8217;s Department of Emergency Management reported \u201csignificant transit disruptions\u201d citywide. It encouraged residents to avoid travel if they could. Some of the city&#8217;s Bay Area Rapid Transit and Muni bus stations were bypassed because of the outages, the AP reported. <br \/>PG&#038;E said it has stabilized the power grid and does not expect additional outages.<br \/>PG&#038;E advised residents to keep their refrigerator doors closed and disconnect their appliances because overloaded circuits can be a fire hazard.<br \/>&copy;&nbsp;2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPVkRKbk1kZnNJTWdUUDdlSUxmVWxpNXFKSHVvVnJuclNJTUlaeV9ZT1c2RjBVb0NuaTROLXF6RGNJWHhRY3dpdFkyREkxYjhINmduWHVtWXNiR0JlSW1jSWJqVHNJQ3JoT2lkSTEzTjcyRU5QVjJ4TTlRa1F1OG9FX0NqZFFDLWhjeGVFdmkySW9QNFnSAVZBVV95cUxQMTk4blp0U0hRM2V3MHBCN25LelJsX3hBOG5kU1FHYnA3UHc2Rno5WXBXUksxalJYNnhveXd0aDlJY1c1bFpIa1JIY2UzYjJIV1pNdUJWUQ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timePower has been restored to the homes and businesses of most utility customers affected by a massive outage in San Francisco that darkened the city Saturday. 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