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Power outage in SAN MATEO County — PGE

A utility-feed report records an active, unplanned interruption affecting 5,102 customers, with restoration estimated. The feed does not clarify the recorded cause beyond listing “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

Why it matters

Thousands of customers are reported to be affected by an active service interruption.

Location

Categories: energy-and-resources

Generated scores

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

Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
4/10

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