Portola Valley power outage leaves nearly 900 customers without power

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PG&E power outage in Portola Valley affects 870 customers on Sept. 3. Photo by Michelle Le.

Update: By 2 p.m. power was restored to nearly all customers. A note on PG&E’s website states that PG&E crews “found third-party damage and will make repairs.”

At 11:17 a.m. on Sept. 3, a power outage was reported in Portola Valley affecting nearly 900 PG&E customers. The PG&E power outage map reports that power is estimated to return at 7:30 p.m.

“PG&E is on-site and working to restore power, safely and as quickly as possible,” said PG&E spokesperson Tamara Sarkissian in an email to The Almanac. “The cause is under investigation at this time.”

The PG&E outage map states that its team is currently “evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”