Overnight Storm Leaves Many Without Power

In San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County, about 9,000 PG&E customers were left without power Friday morning.

Here are some customer outage numbers by area:

Arroyo Grande: 2,380 Avila Beach: 900 Morro Bay: 108 Pismo Beach: 952 Cambria: 108 Lompoc: 1,000 San Luis Obispo: 1,100 Paso Robles: 420 Templeton: 34 Santa Maria: 661

PG&E offers the following storm safety tips for customers:

Treat all low hanging and downed power lines as if they are energized and extremely dangerous. Keep yourself and others away from them. Be aware of trees, pools of water and other objects that may be in contact with power lines. If you see damaged power lines and electric equipment, call 911, and then notify PG&E at 1-800-743-5002
During an outage, use battery-operated flashlights, and not candles, due to the risk of fire. If you must use candles, keep them away from drapes, lampshades, holiday trees and small children. Do not leave candles unattended
Customers with generators should make sure they are properly installed by a licensed electrician. Improperly installed generators pose a significant danger to our crews working on power lines
If you experience an outage, unplug or turn off all electric appliances to avoid overloading circuits and to prevent fire hazards when power is restored. Simply leave a single lamp on to alert you when power returns. Turn your appliances back on one at a time when conditions return to normal.

Customers can get updates on outages in their neighborhood through a variety of channels:

For the latest information on power outages and restoration updates, visit www.pge.com from your mobile device or desktop, or call 1-800-743-5002. Updates also will be provided on PG&E’s Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pge4me and on PG&E’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pacificgasandelectric.