California’s power grid is typically tested during wildfire season or intense heat waves, but a winter storm system has challenged the state’s electric grid in new ways. Experts say resiliency measures are needed.
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UCSC power restored and in-person instruction to resume Wednesday after storms hit Santa Cruz County
UC Santa Cruz will resume in-person instruction Wednesday and power has been restored, after widespread storms across Santa Cruz County caused some areas of campus to lose power Monday and forced the school to move to remote instruction Monday and Tuesday.
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UC Santa Cruz loses some power, will continue remote instruction through Tuesday
UC Santa Cruz moved classes to emergency remote or online instruction Monday and Tuesday after the recent storms created dangerous conditions across the county and led to power outages for some living on campus.
Posted inFood & Drink
Damaged and without power, Capitola Village restaurants struggle to reopen and brace for next surge of storms
The Esplanade in the Capitola Village remained closed to pedestrians and traffic on Friday after a storm surge on Thursday damaged many businesses. Others could reopen relatively soon, but power has yet to be restored to the area.
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26 PG&E crews gear up in Soquel, as large power outages hit mountain communities
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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PG&E: Wednesday evening Santa Cruz power outage caused by substation malfunction
More than 17,000 homes across Santa Cruz County were without power for hours on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Per PG&E, the outage was caused by a substation malfunction in Santa Cruz.
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Power restored for 2,000 PG&E customers in the Watsonville area; cause under investigation
A power outage that lasted more than 7 hours left nearly 2,000 PG&E customers without power Thursday morning. Power has since been restored.
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As wildfire season ramps up, PG&E expands instant power shutoff program
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Outage over; balloons cause power loss, PG&E warns grads and dads
Around 6,400 households and businesses on Santa Cruz’s Westside and elsewhere lost power Friday morning after Pacific Gas & Electric said a metallic balloon entangled in its equipment touched off the outage around 9 a.m. The utility restored power to the vast majority of customers by 12:45 p.m.
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Santa Cruz County storm watch: Rain causes over 18,000 to lose power; evac warning in San Lorenzo Valley
An atmospheric river that began moving slowly on Sunday from Northern California toward Southern California caused thousands of Central Coast residents to lose power. An evacuation warning has also been issued in parts of the CZU burn scar areas.
