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Power Restored in Most of San Francisco After Fire in Substation Impacted 130,000 Customers

A fire inside a Pacific Gas & Electric substation knocked out power to residents and businesses on Saturday.
Power Restored in Most of San Francisco After Fire in Substation Impacted 130,000 Customers
Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco on Dec. 20, 2025. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
Jacki Thrapp
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Power has been restored to a majority of San Francisco after a fire inside a utility substation knocked out service to 130,000 customers on Dec. 20.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) first reported the outage Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and was able to restore power to 95,000 customers before midnight.

Jacki Thrapp
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