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Power outage affects large swath of Atascadero

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UPDATE (5 p.m.) - As of 5 p.m., 93 customers remained without power with restoration estimated by 6:30 p.m.
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UPDATE (3:48 p.m.) - PG&E reports that power has been restored to more than 2,200 customers, with about 450 customers remaining.

The cause of the downed power line is under investigation.
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(3:24 p.m.) - Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers in Atascadero were without power Wednesday afternoon.

According to PG&E’s outage map, the power outage started at 2:02 p.m., and as of 3:15 p.m., 2,935 customers were still affected.

Atascadero Police reported that Olmeda Avenue was closed between Traffic Way and Rosario Avenue due to a downed power line.

PG&E is estimating power will be restored by 4:30 p.m.

KSBY News has reached out to a PG&E representative for more information.

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