A PG&E power outage swept San Luis Obispo county this weekend; on Saturday more than 2 thousand customers were without power for several hours, with at least 1700 in Atascadero.
This is the second power outage in San Luis Obispo county in less than a week; the first was reported to affect over seven thousand north county PG&E customers on Wednesday.
PG&E says these outages are a result of enhanced safety settings turned on due to increased wildfire risks.
The power lines shut off in less than a tenth of a second if hit by an object, but PG&E’s infographic also says the power demand during hot summer weather can overload electrical equipment.
