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San Francisco's Surprise Power Plunge

December 21, 2025

San Francisco faced a major power outage on a recent Saturday. Over 125, 000 people were left in the dark. That's nearly a third of the city's population. The issue started in the morning and got worse as the day went on. The outage hit many neighborhoods. Areas like Richmond, Sunset, Haight Ashbur

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PG&E May Turn Off Power to Prevent Fires

October 17, 2024

Are you ready for some power outages? PG&E, the utility company based in Oakland, is thinking about shutting off electricity for certain parts of the Bay Area and other regions. Why? They're worried about critical fire weather conditions coming up. The winds might hit 45 mph and humidity could drop

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Bay Area Avoids Power Outage: Why Wind Matters

October 2, 2024

Ever heard about those annoying power outages that PG&E sometimes has to do? Well, the Bay Area just dodged one of these! PG&E had warned people in 11 counties and two tribal areas, like Alameda and Contra Costa, that they might have to turn off the lights on Tuesday or Wednesday. Why? Because a wea