"Some 11,000 homes in the Richmond, Golden Gate Park and the Presidio lost power around 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening. As of 10:15 p.m, most customers have had their power restored. The outage is the third in San Francisco over the past eight days. The first happened on Dec. 20, with a third of the city losing power. Pacific Gas & Electric took over 48 hours to restore power to all the homes."
"According to an email from District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, who oversees the area affected by today's outage, PG&E had been planning to turn off the power for some 6,000 homes between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. this evening. This planned outage was so that PG&E could switch the neighborhood fully back to grid power, and turn off the generators it had been using to power the area."
"PG&E did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to PG&E's website, the current estimate is that power will be restored by 1:15 a.m. - by which time area residents may also be back onto the grid. According to Chan's email, PG&E was offering discounted hotel accommodation and to cover $200 in food costs per day, per family. Alternatively, customers who stayed in place could file claims for $1000."
About 11,000 homes in Richmond and the Presidio lost power around 7:45 p.m.; most had power back by 10:15 p.m. The outage was the third in San Francisco in eight days, following a Dec. 20 event that left a third of the city without power and required more than 48 hours to fully restore service. A Dec. 28 outage affected about 6,000 Sunset customers for several hours. PG&E planned a controlled outage for roughly 6,000 homes between 11 p.m. and midnight to return the neighborhood to grid power and shut off generators. PG&E estimated restoration by 1:15 a.m. and offered hotel discounts, $200 per family per day for food, or $1,000 claims.
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