PG&E Investigating Power Outage That Affected 61,000 In Marin

MARIN COUNTY, CA — PG&E is still investigating a power outage affecting 61,000 customers in Marin County Thursday and Friday.

The outage that started around 11 p.m. Thursday affected an area from Sausalito and Belvedere to Novato and communities in between, PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras said. Power was back on by 1:30 a.m. Friday, Contreras said.

PG&E was conducting emergency repair work at its Ignacio substation in Marin County while another unrelated repair project was under way nearby, Contreras said.

"There was an issue with the set-up of protective systems for the projects which resulted in the outage. This was not a public safety power shutoff situation," Contreras said.

"We are still investigating how this happened. We restored power within 2.5 hours and we appreciate everyone's patience," Contreras said.

Original story:

Thousands of PG&E customers in Marin County remained without power Friday morning due to power outages in communities throughout the county.

Approximately 16,000 customers were still without power in the North Bay as of Friday at about 1:15 a.m., according to according to PG&E spokesman JD Guidi.

PG&E initially reported approximately 54,000 customers lost power Thursday evening.

Information on the cause of the outages was not immediately available.

Guidi said crews were working to restore power to customers impacted by the outages.

On Thursday at 11:34 p.m., the Marin County Sheriff's Office reported Marin County was experiencing multiple power outages.

- Bay City News Service