San Diego power outage

MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS LAUNCHED INTO POWER OUTAGE

 

A key question is who, if anyone, bears responsibility for financial losses resulting from the outage


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LIGHTS ON! SDG&E RESTORES FULL POWER TO REGION; CALLS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION


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SCHOOLS CLOSED, COURTS IN SESSION


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COUNTY DECLARES EMERGENCY DUE TO BLACKOUT: LOOTING IS NOW A FELONY

 

More updates on power restoration

September 8, 2011 (San Diego) – 11:30 p.m. – Isolated reports of broken glass and possible looting attempts have been reported at a taco store in Lemon Grove, where metal barriers prevented entry, and at a home in Vista. San Diego County has declared a local emergency, meaning looting is now a felony, San Diego Sheriff advises.

 


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OUTAGE LEAVES 5 MILLION WITHOUT POWER

Update 11:10 p.m.  SDG&E advises residents to turn off air conditioners to avoid overwhelming the system when power comes back on.  

 

BOIL WATER ORDERS are issued for several locations; scroll down for details. 


September 8, 2011 (San Diego) – A widespread power outage has left 5 million people in the dark across Southern California, Arizona and northern Mexico including all 1.4 million SDG&E customers in San Diego County. The outage occurred because a major power line between Arizona and California was tripped out of service. “Think of the system as linked by springs, when one part goes out the rest are affected," a Twitter message from SDG&E read. The San Onofre Power plant was also impacted and shut down as a precaution.

 

Tonight, power is beginning to be restored across portions of San Diego County including the South Bay, Rancho San Diego, Jamul and Mt. Helix areas. SDG&E blames the outage on “operator error.” FBI special agent Darrell Foxworth assures that there is no indication of terrorism.


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