A jogger runs in extreme heat under high tension electrical lines in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. California has ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
PALO ALTO — Nearly 4,500 residents were without power downtown Wednesday morning, according to the city’s municipal utility, a day after scorching heat forced a power outage for hundreds.
The outage was reported at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and officials don’t know the cause of the outage or when power will be restored to people. The city’s outage map shows 4,462 customers were without power in the city’s south side.
The power outage comes just hours after Palo Alto and Alameda, both of which have their own municipal utilities, were hit with rolling outages Tuesday night.
The cities were directed by the California Independent Systems Operator to reduce their electrical load. Power was shut off to 1,700 customers in Palo Alto and an unspecified number of customers in Alameda.
Officials are asking residents not to call 911 about power outages and are asking Palo Altans to check for updates via the utlity’s Twitter account.
Originally published at Aldo Toledo