Nearly 9,000 PG&E customers in northern San Luis Obispo County are without power Tuesday evening.
The large outage was reported starting at 5:35 p.m.
According to the utility company, a PG&E crew "shut off power to make an urgent repair safely."
PG&E estimates power will be restored by 8 p.m.
The outage affects a large swath of the area east of Paso Robles and Templeton.
For updates on outages in your area, visit the PG&E website.