Major Power Outage AZ & CA

[Kimster]

Tens of thousands of people were without power after a major outage knocked out electricity from Southern California to the Arizona border on Thursday afternoon, halting flights in San Diego, the nation's eighth largest city.

Outages were reported across San Diego County and all the way to Yuma, Ariz. Residents in San Clemente in Orange County, north of San Diego, also said their lights were out.

Most of the northern part of Baja California, including the border city of Tijuana, also was without power, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The power went out about 3:45 p.m.

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/news/2011/09/police-say-san-diego-hit-major-power-outage#ixzz1XPqqvb2x

 

[Kimster]

They said residents should be prepared to be without power for quite some time.

A SDG&E spokesman said that the outage started with a problem on a transmission line in Arizona.

According to Cal-ISO "a 500k high-voltage line from AZ to CA tripped out of service."

That caused a sequence of events that shut down both generators at San Onofre Nuclear Power Station.

Gil Alexander, a spokesman for Southern California Edison, said the power outage did not cause any safety issues. Alexander said a fluctuation in power caused the reactors to shut down at 3:38 p.m. but that the overall plant continues to have power.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-massive-power-outage,0,2163081.story

 

[Dr. Know?]

ArizonaNewsnet Mark
Geophysical Activity Forecast: Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet levels until (cont) http://tl.gd/cvnh1v

(scratching my head on this one but have read several tweets about this)

 

[Dr. Know?]

Yuma, AZ

FOX9 KECY FOX 9
@ @MyCrystalFace Some reports show parts of the city have electricity. We are on generator electricity, and are on air now. & almost always


http://twitter.com/#!/FOX9

 

[Peliman]

I wish I knew what they meant when they said because they make me wonder sometimes..

An SDG&E official just stated, "We expect power to be out well into the night and into tomorrow in some areas."

A transmitter line between Arizona and California was severed, causing both major connections in the region, causing the outage. The extreme heat in some areas also may have caused some problems with the lines, according to SDG&E.

"Essentially we have two connections from the rest of the world: One of from the north and one is to the east. Both connections are severed," said the SDG&E official.

The FBI and SDG&E officials said the power outage is not related to the terror threat.

Source: Power Out Into the Night | NBC San Diego

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Communities-Experience-Blackout-129493378.html

Source: Power Out Into the Night | NBC San Diego

 

[Kimster]

ArizonaNewsnet Mark
Geophysical Activity Forecast: Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet levels until (cont) http://tl.gd/cvnh1v

(scratching my head on this one but have read several tweets about this)

Doesn't San Onofre use nuclear power? Is that what they are reporting about?

 

[JBean]

I went and bought somehamsters and have them running on a little treadmill.they look cute but no power yet. Hmph

 

[Kimster]

San Diego Gas and Electric officials said all 1.4 million of its customers were without power. In addition, southern Orange County and Baja California from Tijuana to Ensenada were also blacked out.

Officials said they were scrambling to find out the cause of the outage and restore power as soon as possible, but they did not know how long it would take. They said residents should be prepared to be without power into Friday morning.

http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/al...r-outage-hits-county-20110908,0,1439580.story

The link above confirms it is a nuclear power plant.

 

[Kimster]

The San Diego Airport is still open -- planes are taking off and landing as usual. Restaurants are being forced to shut down.

San Diego State University has closed for the day. No injuries from the school has been reported.
http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Power-Outage-Closes-SDSU-129497953.html

 

[Kimster]

For those in the area who want to be able to find as much news as possible in one place, use this link ---->http://interceder.net/topic/power-outage

Our prayers go out to all of you! :grouphug:

 

[hockeymom]

Well I cant get drunk if I cant get the beer cold!!

Pretend you are in the UK and drink it warm.

 

[JBean]

Press conference at 8

 

[JBean]

Everyone is sitting in their driveways on their phones LOL. It ishighfire season so a fire would be catastrophic.

 

[momtective]

I have a sneaking suspicion there will be quite a baby boom in the affected areas 9 months from now...June 2012 watch for it...lol

Seriously though...I'm so sorry for all of those suffering the heat because of the outage.

 

[Dr. Know?]

Power outage triggered after high-voltage line is tripped


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/power-outage-high-voltage-line.html

 

[JBean]

Radio said a single employee in az is responsible. He wascarrying out a procedure. Oops.

 

[JBean]

San Clemente and Laguna niguel are back on the grid. I must be next!

 

[Kimster]

Everyone is sitting in their driveways on their phones LOL. It ishighfire season so a fire would be catastrophic.

LOL! That's what happened in my neighborhood when our power went out! Everyone was outside on their phones and then everyone started visiting with each other.

 

[Dr. Know?]

MayorSanders Jerry Sanders
Precautionary boil-water orders: Otay Mesa, Redwood Village, Tierrasanta, San Carlos, La Jolla, Bernardo Heights, Scripps Ranch. #sdoutage

http://twitter.com/#!/MayorSanders

 

[Dr. Know?]

Path 46, also called West of Colorado River, Arizona-California West-of-the-River Path (WOR), is a set of many alternating current high-voltage transmission lines that are located in southeast California and Nevada up to the Colorado River.[1] This power transmission system is essential to meet the electricity demands of Southern California's massive population centers like Los Angeles and San Diego. The massive system has three separate systems of power lines.[2]

more at link

Path 46 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia