West San Jose neighborhood fed up with power outages - San Jose Spotlight

"Residents of Mossbrook Circle - a U-shaped residential street lined with Eichler homes near the border with Campbell - told San José Spotlight of their growing frustration after a year that seemed to deliver one power outage after another to their tiny suburban enclave. "The year 2025 was just extraordinarily high in terms of outages," Cyrus Shahriari, who has been rallying the neighborhood to advocate for improvements, told San José Spotlight."

"Without any definitive answers, residents have been left to speculate why homes on Mossbrook Circle and a few nearby blocks in the West Moreland neighborhood have been struck by roughly two-dozen outage events - lasting a few seconds to multiple hours - over the past year, according to an outage record tabulated by a Mossbrook resident. Peaking their suspicions that something is amiss on their local energy grid, Mossbrook residents note that homes standing just a block or two away often have the lights on even when theirs are out."

"Resident frustration over the longstanding issue seems to have surged to new heights in recent weeks, after a Christmas Eve storm triggered rolling blackouts in the area that lasted for days. Shahriari and others are asking PG&E to provide answers and to carry out grid upgrades that might put an end to the outages. The problem has caused inconveniences and considerable anxiety for people who rely on electrically-powered medical devices, residents said."

A West San Jose neighborhood experienced roughly two dozen power outages over the past year, with individual events lasting from seconds to multiple hours. Mossbrook Circle and nearby West Moreland residents report outages concentrated on their blocks while homes a block or two away often retain power. Residents compiled an outage record and are left to speculate about localized grid problems. A Christmas Eve storm triggered rolling blackouts that lasted days and intensified concerns. Households relying on electrically powered medical devices reported anxiety and disruption. Neighbors are urging Pacific Gas and Electric to investigate causes and perform grid upgrades to improve reliability.

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