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SF Power Outage Information
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (373+ words) An unplanned power outage was reported in San Francisco, affecting PG&E customers. Public information about the reported outage included guidance for PG&E customers. Earlier reporting described the August 30 Bernal Heights blackout as San Francisco's seventh major unplanned PG…...
Power restored in San Francisco's Sunset District after pole fire
3+ week, 4+ day ago (156+ words) SFGATE Power was restored for most PG&E customers Tuesday night in San Francisco's Sunset District after electricity was shut off for thousands of residents earlier in the evening due to a pole fire, according to District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong....
Becerra's new 'power hour' idea would give Californians free electricity
3+ week, 5+ day ago (657+ words) FILE: California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during a primary election night event in Los Angeles on June 2, 2026. Becerra’s plan is not entirely novel, and similar programs have been introduced in places like Australia and Texas. Becerra’s program would apply…...
More than 1,800 lose power in San Francisco outage that darkens 3 neighborhoods
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (218+ words) A brief but disruptive power outage left more than 1,800 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in the dark across San Francisco's Russian Hill, North Beach, and Chinatown neighborhoods. On social media, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management called the…...
Bay Area Homes Eyed To Juice AI's Power-Hungry Data Centers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) Sunrun, Tesla and startups want to use rooftop solar, batteries and smart devices in homes to meet AI data‑center power needs while regulators and utilities weigh tradeoffs. Bay Area houses may soon be doing more than keeping the lights…...
Renters could avoid PG&E bills and turn to solar energy under this new bill
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (422+ words) FILE: A virtual power plant, which generates power using a variety of sources, including rooftop solar panels, home batteries and smart thermostats. Renters may be able to significantly lower their monthly energy bills under a new piece of legislation that…...
Nearly 12K Bay Area customers still waiting for power to be restored
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) A residential neighborhood in Mill Valley, north San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. Thousands of Bay Area residents are still without power Monday amid weather-related outages and planned shutoffs as strong winds continue to sweep through the region. As of 12 p.m., 11,824 customers…...
Tahoe is losing a major power source amid Google, Apple data center expansion
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (855+ words) Tahoe residents were alarmed after learning their utility company has little more than a year to find a new source of power, as data centers put unprecedented competition on the grid. A small utility powering the California side of Lake…...
Marina Blackout Has Residents On Fridge Lockdown
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (105+ words) According to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, the unplanned outage is affecting the Marina neighborhood and residents should keep refrigerator doors closed to maintain cold temperatures. The post repeats the 4-hour, 24-hour, and 48-hour guidance and urges people…...
Data center is first project to be supplied with power under historic PG&E agreement
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (712+ words) In a major milestone for the city, a data center in South San Jose has become the first project to receive power under a historic agreement with PG&E that guarantees service delivery for large energy customers, adds millions to…...