First published 10/10/2026, 5:58:15 AM UTC · Last updated 10/10/2026, 5:58:30 AM UTC

Power outage in NEVADA County — PGE

An active, unplanned power outage in Nevada County, California, affects 5,511 customers. The cause and estimated restoration time are not provided in the source data.

Illustrative image: New Spicer Meadow Reservoir is a reservoir in Stanislaus National Forest in the Sierra Nevada, in Tuolumne County, near the Alpine County line, at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m). The 189,000 acre foot (233,000,000 m3) reservoir is formed by New Spicer Meadow Dam on Highland Creek, a tributary of the Stanislaus River. The 265-foot (81 m) tall dam is composed of rock-fill and was completed in 1989. Additional water is diverted from the North Fork of the Stanislaus River by the North Fork Div — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters

The outage is affecting thousands of customers in the county, while the source provides no cause or restoration estimate.

Location

Categories: energy-and-resources

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence: 6/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 2/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 2/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 4/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 4/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Sources

Power outage in NEVADA County — PGE

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