Illustrative image: A windfarm and electricity pylons/power lines near Rye, East Sussex, England. The 400 kV power lines are from Dungeness Nuclear Power Station , which is just visible on the skyline behind the pylons. — Diliff/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
An outage in East England is reported as in progress, with 45 customers confirmed without power. The source gives an estimated restoration time of 2026-10-04 20:00 UTC.
An active, planned power outage in San Bernardino County affects 730 customers while equipment is upgraded. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Illustrative image: An electrical utility box on Nursery Way, Clifford, West Yorkshire. Taken around early evening on Monday the 1st of March 2010. — Mtaylor848/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
A geomagnetic K-index of 5 threshold was reached at 14:02 UTC on October 4, 2026; the NOAA alert classifies it as G1 minor. The source lists possible weak power-grid fluctuations, minor satellite-operation impacts, and aurora visibility at high latitudes.
An active, unplanned power outage was reported in Riverside County, California, affecting 1,843 customers. SCE is listed as the utility, and the cause is under analysis.
Illustrative image: Old Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana, California, 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Cbl62/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
An active, unplanned power outage in Lake County, California, is reported to affect 914 customers. The source provides no cause or estimated restoration time.
Illustrative image: Linear perspective of 230 kV power lines during blue hour in the Castleton part of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Zoom in on the very top of the first right pole and you can read "147 90". — PumpkinSky/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
SDGE reports an unplanned electricity interruption affecting 884 customers in San Diego County, with the status marked active. The utility says equipment damage requires repair work by crews.
Illustrative image: Napa Valley AVA is an w:American Viticultural Area located in Napa County , w:California , w:USA . Napa Valley is considered one of the top w:wine regions in the United States and the world — Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The source reports an active, unplanned outage in Kern County, California, affecting 707 customers; PGE is listed as the utility. The cause and estimated restoration time are not provided.
An unplanned electricity outage in San Diego County is listed as active and affecting 615 customers. Its cause is under investigation, and no restoration estimate is provided.
An active, unplanned power outage in Los Angeles County, California, is attributed to equipment problems and lists 711 customers affected. The utility is identified as SCE.
An active, unplanned outage linked to severe weather is reported in San Diego County, California, affecting 642 customers. SDGE is listed as the utility.
