Nearly 9,000 PG&E customers in northern San Luis Obispo County are without power Tuesday evening.
The large outage was reported starting at 5:35 p.m.
According to the utility company, a PG&E crew “shut off power to make an urgent repair safely.” A spokesperson says crews found two broken cross arms near a substation.
PG&E crews will be restoring power to customers in phases with a goal of having everyone restored before 10 p.m.
The outage affects a large swath of the area east of Paso Robles and Templeton.
For updates on outages in your area, visit the PG&E website.