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Massive power outage strikes San Francisco as system glitch warns of chaotic blackout
NY Post ^ | 7-18-26 | Daniel Farr

Posted on 07/18/2026 2:57:00 PM PDT by dynachrome

A routine operation at two San Francisco substations triggered a massive power outage Saturday morning that knocked out electricity to about 9,400 PG&E customers — while a separate system glitch mistakenly alerted roughly 120,000 customers that they had lost power.

The blackout began around 9:45 a.m. when a protective device on the electrical system activated during the procedure.

The utility said customers in the Richmond and Golden Gate Park neighborhoods were initially affected.

PG&E’s outage notification system then dramatically overstated the scope of the blackout, incorrectly indicating that 120,000 San Francisco customers were without power.

“120,000 customers were never out of power,” said Edgar Hopida, a spokesman for the company, in a statement to The California Post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: California
KEYWORDS: poweroutage; sanfransicko

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You live on the 30th floor. The elevators are out. No air conditioning. Zombies in the stairwells......
1 posted on 07/18/2026 2:57:00 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome
"120,000 customers were never out of power,” said Edgar Hopida, a spokesman for the company, in a statement to The California Post."

WTF?

2 posted on 07/18/2026 2:57:59 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Trump II)
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To: dynachrome

The libtards in San Fransicko need to live their values and shut off all of their A/C.


3 posted on 07/18/2026 3:00:49 PM PDT by rottndog (250 years...will we make it to 300?)
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To: StAnDeliver

120,000. That’s all?


4 posted on 07/18/2026 3:01:01 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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To: dynachrome

To all that are affected by this, just wear a flower in your hair.


5 posted on 07/18/2026 3:05:36 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: dynachrome

Cut the ‘Rats off.

Let them live in their fervently desired third world Utopias.


6 posted on 07/18/2026 3:06:30 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: rktman

“120,000. That’s all?”

Not even that - 9,400 according to the excerpt (the 120,000 only got a false alarm). Hardly a “massive” power outage.


7 posted on 07/18/2026 3:07:27 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: dynachrome

“Massive power outage strikes San Francisco as system glitch warns of chaotic blackout”. It’s Paul Pelosi’s hammers and Gavin’s hair gel.


8 posted on 07/18/2026 3:09:53 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch wrthym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Mark

Chief Ironside handled a blackout.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0612376/

A favorite episode.


9 posted on 07/18/2026 3:12:00 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: StAnDeliver; rktman; All

“Double Glitch”...9,400 w/o power...120K notified (SMS/phone calls to customers) that their power was “affected/out”. Kinda easy to tell when you are w/o power. Duh! My Mom is “rural” PG&E and she gets the “notifications” by phone call when the power goes out (quite frequently I might add)...they give you “an estimated time of repair” on the message.

Stlll a couple thousand w/o power in SF:

https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/outage-map/


10 posted on 07/18/2026 3:13:40 PM PDT by Drago (.)
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To: dynachrome

Movie— Devil (2010)
A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them. M. Night Shyamalan story based on the folklore belief that the Devil gathers a group of sinners together before taking one.


11 posted on 07/18/2026 3:14:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: dynachrome

Wait until everything in the state is electrified (no natural gas) with no upgrade to the grid. Power on 4 hours a day, maybe?


12 posted on 07/18/2026 3:15:34 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: rottndog

No need for AC in San Francisco.


13 posted on 07/18/2026 3:16:07 PM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: dynachrome
Massive power outage strikes San Francisco as system glitch warns of chaotic blackout.

San FranSicko is one giant glitch.

14 posted on 07/18/2026 3:16:20 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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"120,000. That’s all?"

But it says, "120,000 were never out of power."

'Well we had a scare there, but we were never not out of power. 120,000 never out of power. The rest, well, 120,000 were never not. Never.'

Thank God the legacy MSM is dead and keeps shooting themselves in the power pack.

15 posted on 07/18/2026 3:17:07 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Trump II)
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To: Paladin2
No AC? Let the SF high-risers show solidarity with the third world mud people.
16 posted on 07/18/2026 3:19:59 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: dynachrome

The specific incident was most likely not planned, but general sabotage of the grid is part of the deal with Democrats.


17 posted on 07/18/2026 3:28:44 PM PDT by Salman (We need to proceed as if the system were completely broken, because it is. )
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To: TTFlyer

“No need for AC in San Francisco.”

Isn’t that the truth!

The high over the next 10 days is 71 or below.
Except one day is 77.
Their lows are in the high 50s.


18 posted on 07/18/2026 3:31:50 PM PDT by missthethunder (Since the 1980 Rona Barrett interview. IYKYK. )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

No high rises in the affected area.


19 posted on 07/18/2026 3:34:05 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: frank ballenger

M. Night Shyamalan - ‘Devil’

Thanks! I have liked all of his movies, but I missed this one. :)

We still watch ‘Signs’ every Halloween and/or ‘Young Frankenstein.’ We live very rural, so unfortunately we have no ‘Trick or Treaters’ to terrorize that evening. BOO! ;)


20 posted on 07/18/2026 3:39:56 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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