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December 21, 2025
Massive San Francisco power outage leaves thousands in dark
San Francisco officials were working to restore power to the area after roughly a third of Pacific Gas and Electric’s customers were suffering power outages beginning Saturday.
TL;DR
- A fire at a PG&E substation triggered power outages for 130,000 customers in San Francisco.
- Two additional fires broke out, with one still unextinguished as of Saturday night.
- Civic Center and Powell Street BART stations reopened, and Muni service resumed with impacts.
- Waymo paused service due to the outages.
- Power has largely been restored, but approximately 20,000 customers still lacked electricity as of Sunday morning.
- Outages caused some traffic lights to fail and are expected to affect holiday travel.
- Seven flights were canceled as of Sunday morning due to the power issues.
- Customers are advised to use flashlights and keep refrigerators closed to conserve power and prevent fire risks.
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