UPDATE: As of early Friday morning, more than 40,000 PG&E customers in Monterey County are being affected by power outages caused by recent storms according to the utility company. PG&E repair crews are working to restore services, with some areas looking at getting power back by late afternoon, if not sooner.
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Much of the Monterey Peninsula was without power after strong storms and rain rolled through Tuesday evening and early Wednesday.
Over 5,000 customers reported outages in the Del Monte Forest area, according to Pacific Gas and Electric’s online outage map Wednesday morning. The red zone (5000+ customers affected) stretched into Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach.
Outages were reported in Caramel, Monterey and part of Seaside, around the Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course.
At the time of reporting, Marina residents still had power according to the outage map.
In Monterey County, 17,281 customers were affected by the power outage, with 122 outages reported on the map.
In Santa Cruz County, power was off for 14,187 customers, across 123 outages.
The estimated restoration time for both counties is still to be determined, according to their website.
“Crews are currently responding to emergencies due to storm damage. Once the extreme weather has passed, crews will begin repairs,” their website says. “We will provide you with an update as soon as we know more.”
PG&E also said its crew found a damaged power pole, and will make repairs.
