Two Outages Leave Nearly 4,000 Customers Without Power Across San Diego County

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Above: A sign on SDG&E's headquarters appears in this undated photo.

Two separate outages Thursday morning knocked out power to nearly 4,000 utility customers across San Diego County.

The first outage was reported around 5:55 a.m. affecting about 2,109 customers in San Marcos and Carlsbad, according to San Diego Gas and Electric's online outage map. The second outage was reported around 7:15 a.m. affecting around 1,859 SDG&E customers in the Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo and San Pasqual areas, according to the outage map.

The first outage had an estimated restoration time of 10:30 a.m., while the second outage was expected to be fully restored by 11:30 a.m., according to SDG&E.

The utility company was assessing both outages to determine their causes.

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