It seems lately not a day goes by that news outlets are not working overtime to cover various phenomena from earthquakes to hurricanes to floods. Yesterday’s headlines were certainly no exception as a massive power outage crippled close to 5 million California residents. The unprecedented collapse of a huge electric grid resulted in the lack of power from Baja to Laguna Beach- including most of San Diego county.
Officials in San Diego warned that most households would not see power restored until sometime Friday. Rural areas may be on hold until as late as Saturday afternoon. As of 11:30pm on Thursday, 325,000 customers were restored. All schools in San Diego county were cancelled on Friday as well as high school athletics- namely high school football games.
The massive outage began around 3:30pm on Thursday and residents began immediately stocking up on necessary supplies as authorities could not definitely state when electricity would be turned back on.
California Highway Patrol added that all schedule construction-related road closures in the affected areas would be cancelled until further notice. Flights in and out of Lindbergh Airfield were also delayed due to the crisis.
Thankfully, the area’s hospitals and medical facilities were able to operate on back-up generators that are slated to last at least two full days.
We urge all those affected to follow these guidelines to help hopefully restore much-needed energy to all residents struggling to live without power. Turn off air conditioners. Air conditions use a lot of power when turned on. Authorities warn that at the moment of restoration, the start-up of thousands of units at once could compromise the system. Customers are urged to wait about ten minutes after restoration to turn air conditioners back on.
Officials in San Diego warned that most households would not see power restored until sometime Friday. Rural areas may be on hold until as late as Saturday afternoon. As of 11:30pm on Thursday, 325,000 customers were restored. All schools in San Diego county were cancelled on Friday as well as high school athletics- namely high school football games.
The massive outage began around 3:30pm on Thursday and residents began immediately stocking up on necessary supplies as authorities could not definitely state when electricity would be turned back on.
California Highway Patrol added that all schedule construction-related road closures in the affected areas would be cancelled until further notice. Flights in and out of Lindbergh Airfield were also delayed due to the crisis.
Thankfully, the area’s hospitals and medical facilities were able to operate on back-up generators that are slated to last at least two full days.
We urge all those affected to follow these guidelines to help hopefully restore much-needed energy to all residents struggling to live without power. Turn off air conditioners. Air conditions use a lot of power when turned on. Authorities warn that at the moment of restoration, the start-up of thousands of units at once could compromise the system. Customers are urged to wait about ten minutes after restoration to turn air conditioners back on.
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