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Power outage in PLUMAS County — PGE

An active, unplanned power outage in Plumas County, California, is reported to affect 175 customers. The listed cause is public safety.

Quincy is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,728 during the 2010 census, down from 1,879 during the 2000 United States Census. Quincy started as a Gold Rush town, associated with the former Elizabethtown, California. Started in 1852, Elizabethtown slowly faded. Development moved a mile away into the American Valley after settler James H. Bradley, who helped organize Plumas County, donated land there for the county seat. He laid out th
Illustrative image: Quincy is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,728 during the 2010 census, down from 1,879 during the 2000 United States Census. Quincy started as a Gold Rush town, associated with the former Elizabethtown, California. Started in 1852, Elizabethtown slowly faded. Development moved a mile away into the American Valley after settler James H. Bradley, who helped organize Plumas County, donated land there for the county seat. He laid out th — Ken Lund/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters

The record documents an active electricity service disruption affecting customers in the county.

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Categories: energy-and-resources

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Confidence
7/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

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