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UPDATE: Power restored at Cuesta College, nearby areas following second outage this week

Nearly 300 customers in the same area as Wednesday's outage were impacted
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UPDATE (12:25 p.m.) - PG&E reports that power has been restored for all 292 customers impacted by Thursday morning's outage.
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UPDATE (12:10 p.m.) - A PG&E representative told KSBY that Thursday's outage is associated with its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS), which reportedly turn off power within one-tenth of a second when a potential fire hazard comes in contact with PG&E lines.

PG&E says its crews are currently patrolling the circuit to identify the issue and restore power safely.

The previous two outages in the area were also linked to EPSS settings, according to PG&E.

The company says EPSS settings have been re-enabled due to the dry and hot conditions in San Luis Obispo County this week.
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Nearly 300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo are experiencing an power outage Thursday morning, including the Cuesta College campus and the Dairy Creek Golf Course.

The outage was reported to PG&E at 10:46 a.m.

According to the company, 292 customers near Highway 1 are being impacted.

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PG&E's Outage Map shows the area where 292 customers are reportedly without power Thursday morning.

Cuesta College issued an alert on its website Thursday morning, announcing that its San Luis Obispo campus was experiencing a power outage.

PG&E estimates that power will be restored by 6:15 p.m.

On Wednesday morning, PG&E reported a power outage that was also affecting 292 customers in the same area.

Classes at the Cuesta College San Luis Obispo campus were canceled Wednesday afternoon as a result of the outage, which PG&E initially reported would not be resolved until 7:30 p.m.

Power was restored in the area by around 5 p.m. Wednesday night, according to the company.

KSBY reached out to PG&E about Thursday's outage and whether it was related to the outage on Wednesday, but has not heard back yet.

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