Overnight power outages reported in Clearlake, Lakeport

By Elizabeth Larson | May 6, 2023
A Pacific Gas and Electric outage map showing where power was out overnight in Clearlake and Lakeport, California. Courtesy image.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Separate power outages were reported overnight at both ends of Clear Lake.

The outages, in Clearlake and Lakeport, were reported about 15 minutes apart.

At 4:16 a.m. Saturday, an outage impacting 2,833 customers in the Clearlake area was reported, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

A crew was assigned to assess the outage’s cause, which wasn’t reported.

Power is expected to be restored by 8 a.m. Saturday.

Then, in Lakeport, shortly after 4:30 a.m. there were reports of multiple transformers arcing, according to radio traffic.

Fire radio traffic indicated that a large portion of the city was without power.

The problem area was narrowed down to a power pole at the corner of Armstrong and Main Streets, firefighters reported over the air.

PG&E’s outage map showed that 800 Lakeport customers were impacted.

The power in that portion of Lakeport also was originally estimated to be back on by 8 a.m. Saturday, but PG&E said it was restored by 5 a.m.

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