Power outage in Southern San Luis Obispo County leaves more than 3,000 customers in the dark after a damaged utility pole.
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Power was restored to 3,044 PG&E customers who lost service at 8:19 a.m. after crews identified a damaged pole and began repairs. The outage was concentrated in Oceano, with most affected customers located east of Front Street, south of Farroll Avenue, west of The Pike, and north of Cienaga Street. Additional outages extended from Elm Street to Halcyon Road on both sides of Cienaga Street, as shown on the outage map.
Service was restored by 10:30 a.m.
Power Outages in San Luis Obispo County and California
This map displays current statewide power outages and refreshes every 15 minutes. It shows the total number of customers affected by county (in black), outage locations with red (unplanned) and orange (planned) markers, and more detailed outage areas from PG&E when zoomed in. Other utility outage data isn’t available on the map. Tap locations in the left column to see the number of affected customers and estimated restoration times.
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Sources include the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, PG&E, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and ESRI.
Reporter contacts:
Steve Wilson, swilson@star-telegram.com
This story was first published December 2, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.
Chloe Jones is a courts and crime reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune. A Phoenix native, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in investigative journalism from Arizona State University. Outside of reporting, she enjoys the outdoors and caring for her two rescue dogs, Camilla and Bugsy Malone.
