San Francisco power outage: Thousands to remain without electricity overnight? Latest update
Posted on: Dec 21, 2025 12:49 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
The San Francisco section of pinch direction has shared an update on the monumental force outage, saying power is being restored in some areas. However, it also cited Pacific Gas & Electric as saying that about 40,000 customers may remain without electricity overnight.
“Power is being restored in many parts of San Francisco, but PG&E says about 40,000 customers may remain without electricity overnight,” the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management wrote on X.
It advised residents who are without power to use flashlights instead of candles to reduce fire risk, keep refrigerators and freezers closed as much as they can, and keep space heaters at least 3 feet from anything flammable while using them.
“Check on neighbors, especially seniors and people with medical needs,” the post added, urging residents to call 911 “only for life-threatening emergencies.”
Sweeping power outages across large areas of San Francisco have left about 130,000 customers without electricity on Saturday, December 20. Officials have been unable to provide a specific time for when power will be restored. Pacific Gas & Electric simply said in an X post that “ restoration is possible later today, though we are not able to confirm just yet.”
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Daniel Lurie, Mayor of San Francisco, said in a statement on X, “As we head into the night, PG&E has restored power to 90,000 customers, but there are still about 40,000 customers without power.” “Stay safe and look out for one another,” he added.
PG&E has not confirmed a cause for the massive outages, but the San Francisco Fire Department said that there is an ongoing fire at a PG&E substation at 8th and Mission Streets. SFFD received a call about the fire at 2:16 pm on Saturday, SFFD Lieutenant Mariano Elias said, as reported by The San Francisco Standard. The fire is 80% contained, with no injuries or structural damage reported.
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“I’m sure [the fire] has a contributing factor as to why the power is out in the city,” Elias said.
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