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Power outage in SAN LUIS OBISPO County — PGE

An active, unplanned electricity outage is reported in San Luis Obispo County, California, affecting 508 customers. The listed utility is PGE, and the stated cause is “PATROLLING.”

New Cuyama is a census-designated place in the Cuyama Valley, in Santa Barbara County, California, in the United States. It was named after the Chumash Indian word for "clams", most likely due to the millions of petrified prehistoric clamshell fossils that are found in the surrounding areas. The town is home to the majority of the utility infrastructure for its residents, including nearby neighbor Cuyama, California. New Cuyama is located very close to the intersection points for Santa Barbara,
Illustrative image: New Cuyama is a census-designated place in the Cuyama Valley, in Santa Barbara County, California, in the United States. It was named after the Chumash Indian word for "clams", most likely due to the millions of petrified prehistoric clamshell fossils that are found in the surrounding areas. The town is home to the majority of the utility infrastructure for its residents, including nearby neighbor Cuyama, California. New Cuyama is located very close to the intersection points for Santa Barbara, — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
1/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

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The record reports 508 affected customers in the county but provides no further impact details.

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