UPDATE (5:28 p.m.) - Just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, another outage in the same area as earlier in the day but also expanding more to the north and south was impacting just over 1,000 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County.
The utility company reported crews were assessing the cause.
No word on an estimated restoration time.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Nearly 400 PG&E customers were impacted by a power outage in a portion of San Luis Obispo County Tuesday.
The outage was reported shortly after 9 a.m. By noon, 394 customers remained without power in the area east of Santa Margarita Lake and south of Highway 58.
According to PG&E’s online outage map, crews were “evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.”
Restoration was expected by 5:15 p.m.
