Residents living in Mid-County just south of Aptos have been dealing with unreliable electricity for many years, but it’s been especially bad since the summer. At a community meeting on Thursday, Pacific Gas and Electric said that infrastructure updates that should make power much more reliable are expected to be done by Monday.
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Aptos High aims to reopen Friday after experiencing prolonged power outages
Aptos High School canceled class Thursday as crews work to restore power to the campus after a prolonged outage that began on Saturday. A district spokesperson told Lookout that the school is aiming to reopen on Friday.
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Strong winds and rain lead to power outages in Santa Cruz County; 1,800 still dark early Wednesday
After a blustery Tuesday afternoon that knocked out power to more than 3,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in Santa Cruz, more than 1,800 were in the dark as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, mainly in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Heavy winds knock out power to some Santa Cruz County homes amid high alert for fire danger
Some residents of Santa Cruz County were without power Friday due to high winds knocking down trees into power lines. At the same time, Pacific Gas & Electric has implemented some Public Safety Power Shutoffs to prevent power lines from sparking fires during the dry and windy weather.
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Aptos power outages, PG&E response are frustrating residents
Power outages in Aptos have been an issue for years, and have become more frequent in the past year. Residents have grown frustrated with the lack of communication from PG&E about outage causes and why they continue to happen. Part of the issue is how at-risk Aptos is for wildfires and how that triggers an automatic shut-off system when fire dangers are detected.
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PG&E: Aptos power outage likely caused by downed tree
Thousands of Aptos residents were out of power for as long as three hours Friday afternoon, according to PG&E spokesperson Stephanie Magallon. Magallon said that the cause is still under investigation, but that it appears that a fallen tree brought down power lines, resulting in the outage. About 4,100 PG&E customers lost power around 1 […]
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More than 8,300 still without power in Santa Cruz County after one of the ‘strongest storms in three decades’
Pacific Gas & Electric crews continued work Wednesday afternoon to bring Santa Cruz County residents back online, with many having been without power for days in mountain areas. A PG&E spokesperson said that Sunday’s blast was “one of the strongest winter storms in three decades”
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With 20,000 still out of power and road closures remaining, one confirmed death surfaces in post-storm Santa Cruz County
More than 20,000 Santa Cruz County residents were still out of power late Monday morning and a few major roadways were closed Monday morning as locals began to recover after Sunday’s heavy windstorm. Tragedy struck in Boulder Creek on Sunday afternoon, where a tree fell onto a home on the 14100 block of Highway 9. […]
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More than 20,000 still without power as storm begins to exit Santa Cruz County
As expected, Santa Cruz County received a drenching overnight Saturday into Sunday, accompanied by strong winds. More than 4 inches of rain fell in parts of the mountains, while more than 2 inches of rain fell in lower county elevations. Stormy weather will continue through Sunday, but is forecast to taper off during the night and early morning, as predicted since late last week.
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Evacuation warnings, power outages as Santa Cruz County braces for more rain, wind and swells
The next round of rain is set to begin Friday afternoon, in time for the evening commute. The storm is expected to bring 1 to 2 inches in low-lying parts of the county and 2 to 4 inches in the Santa Cruz Mountains, along with strong winds and a 15-20% chance of isolated thunderstorms.