Power Restored To 380 San Ramon Customers; Smaller Outages Continue

SAN RAMON, CA — 380 San Ramon customers were without power from 9:41 p.m. Wednesday until Thursday morning, according to PG&E. As of 11:37 a.m. Thursday, the outage is no longer listed.

The outage, which as of the morning was the largest in the Tri-Valley Thursday, affected a large swath of street just east of I-680, between Greenbrook and El Capitan drives.

Plenty of smaller outages are reported around the Tri-Valley as rain and wind batters the region. Just north of Alamo near Tice Valley Boulevard, 269 customers are without power. In San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, five outages each affecting a single customer are reported.

See this PG&E map for the latest information.

Major outages are reported all over the Bay Area, particularly on the Peninsula and the North Bay. The largest, in Daly City, is affecting 5,300 customers, and several hundred people nearby are also affected.

The number of customers who lost power reached 99,500 at its peak Wednesday, according to PG&E. That number had been reduced by 28,000 by early Thursday.

PG&E provides outage alerts via text, email or phone. See here to sign up. Call 1-800-743-5000 to speak to a customer service representative.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has provided a number of tips to keep safe before, during and after a power outage:

Before

• Have plenty of batteries ready, and flashlights for every member of the family.
• Have non-perishable food ready.
• Consult your doctor to determine alternate plans for refrigerating medicines or using power-dependent medical devices. Find out how long medication can be stored at higher temperatures, and get specific information for medicines critical to life.
• Install carbon monoxide detectors with battery backup everywhere in the home.
• Determine if your home phone will work in an outage.
• Pre-charge portable phone charges or power banks. Typically these can provide up to 24 hours of charge.

During

• Keep refrigerators and freezers closed.
• Generators should only be used outdoors and away from windows.
• Do not use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.
• Disconnect appliances and electronics to avoid damages for surges.
• [Provide information on public heating or cooling centers]

After

• Throw away food that has been exposed to temperatures 40 degrees or hour for two hours or more, or has an unusual odor, color or texture.
• If power is out more than a day, discard any medications that should be refrigerated, unless the label says otherwise.

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