Power Outages in King City and Soledad

Numerous power outages took place in South Monterey County throughout the day on Monday, October 18. According to PG&E, 107 customers had no electricity in the Soledad area at 1:58 pm until around 5:30 pm. The cause of that outage is under investigation. As a result of weather-related issues that occurred due to some rain that recently fell 105 customers lost power in King City on Monday, October 18 in 2 separate outages. The first outage was reported at 7:05 a.m. and lasted only a few seconds impacting 83 customers who had their power back up and running in less than a minute, while at 10:37 a.m. 22 customers lost power in King City and had their power fully restored by 2:39 p.m. Both outages are believed to be weather-related. PG&E Officials stated that they are expecting more outage activity due to a series of storms that are forecast to impact the region in the coming days, but they're prepared to respond to outages as soon as they occur. The meteorology team at PG&E is actively monitoring the weather to provide them with outage prediction models that enable them to preposition crews in areas that are expected to see the most rain and where outage activity is more likely. PG&E has a plan to restore power as quickly as possible, and they want their customers to have a plan too should they experience an outage. Have flashlights, extra batteries, cell phone chargers, a battery pack and other essential items prepared for use if the lights go out. Never use candles due to fire risk, and always stay away from downed power lines because they are extremely dangerous and could be energized. Report them to 911 and then PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.