Power outages occur north of UC Berkeley campus

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Power outages occur north of UC Berkeley campus

ERAN KOHEN BEHAR | STAFF

Starting Sunday morning, multiple buildings north of UC Berkeley experienced power outages due to a wire down at Acton Street and Delaware Street.

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Serene Chang

Staff

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Several buildings north of the UC Berkeley campus lost power beginning Sunday morning.

PG&E assigned a crew to assess the outages starting from around 6:56 a.m. to 7:55 a.m., according to the PG&E website. The estimated restoration time for affected customers ranges from approximately 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The outages were due to a wire down at Acton Street and Delaware Street, according to PG&E spokesperson J.D. Guidi.

At the start of the outage, there were 6,012 customers affected, Guidi added. Currently, there are nine remaining customers residing on Acton Street that are still experiencing a power outage.

The cause of the outage is currently under investigation.

Serene Chang is a deputy news editor. Contact her at [email protected], and follow her on Twitter at @_serenechang.

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