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Thousands In Napa County Hit By Power Outage: Map

The electricity went out at 10:52 a.m. Thursday in an unplanned PG&E outage. A map shows the impacted area.

PG&E was at the site of a Napa County power outage Thursday to assess the cause.
PG&E was at the site of a Napa County power outage Thursday to assess the cause. (Patch graphic)

NAPA COUNTY, CA — Nearly 2,500 PG&E customers in Napa County were impacted Thursday by an unplanned power outage.

The electricity first went out at 10:52 a.m. Thursday and was mostly affecting customers near Oakville and west of Dry Creek Road, toward the Napa/Sonoma County line.

"At the peak, it impacted 2,453 customers," PG&E Spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian told Patch.

As of 3 p.m., there were still 478 affected customers. PG&E was estimating that power would be restored by 9 p.m. Thursday.

"At this time, we are focused on restoring customers, safely and as quickly as possible," Sarkissian said. "The cause is under investigation."


A map from PG&E's outage center shows the area of Napa County impacted by a power outage Thursday.

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