n unplanned power outage this morning left nearly 1,500
Palo Altans in the dark for nearly three hours.
The outage occurred because of an equipment failure, Palo Alto Utilities
spokesperson Linda Clerkson said. Those homes and offices that were
affected were located between Middlefield Road and Alma Street,
bounded by San Antonio Road on the south and Charleston Road on
the north. Power went out at approximately 8:45AM and was restored
at 11:25AM. The cause of the outage is under investigation, Clerkson
said.
-- Daryl Savage
Full Coverage from
the Palo Alto Weekly and The Almanac
Thursday, May 24, 2001
Three-hour
power outage hits Palo Alto (added 12:30
p.m.)
Thursday, May 10, 2001
Palo
Alto could avoid blackouts (added 2 p.m.)
Friday, April 13, 2001
Utilities
department to sue PG&E (added 8:30
a.m.)
Residents
who use more power will pay for it (added
8:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, April 10, 2001
Palo
Alto utilities may be on their own (added
2 p.m.)
$27
million bond sought by utility department (added
2 p.m.)
Palo
Alto hopes to buy $3.5 million generator (added
2 p.m.)
Friday, April 6, 2001
PG&E
wants to break contract with utility alliance (added
8:30 a.m.)
Whopping
gas hike sought (added 8:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Rolling
blackouts resume (added 10 a.m.)
Monday, March 19, 2001
Rolling
blackouts resume (added 1:39 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Energy
crisis could hit residents' pocketbooks (added
2 p.m.)
Rolling
blackouts not going away (added 2 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 7, 2001
Energy
talk in Palo Alto
(added 10:30 a.m.)
Manager
can negotiate power contracts (added 8
a.m.)
Tuesday,
February 20, 2001
Protecting
the future of power (added 2 p.m.)
Fighting
back (added 2 p.m.)
The
rush to solar in 2001
(added 2 p.m.)
Costs
plummet for home solar systems (added 2
p.m.)
Living
off the grid (added 2
p.m.)
What
is solar power? (added 2
p.m.)
Residents
enjoy benefits of solar power (added 2
p.m.)
Rebate
offered for solar power (added 2
p.m.)
Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Rolling
blackouts averted (added 2 p.m.)
Friday, February 9, 2001
Small
steps for energy conservation (added 9 a.m.)
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Stanford
plugs into its own power (added 2 p.m.)
Little
reassurance at forum (added 2 p.m.)
Friday, January 26, 2001
Residents
can air power concerns
(added 8:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Black-outs
spotty, but not random (added 3 p.m.)
Power
for the people (added 8:30 a.m.)
Foresight
and megawatts
(added 8:30 a.m.)
Local
control benefits residents (added 8:30 a.m.)
Friday, January 19, 2001
Blackouts
possible today (added 9:50 a.m.)
Thursday, January 18, 2001
Rolling
blackout is lifted (added 1:40 p.m.)
Rolling
blackout hits again (added 11:15 a.m.)
Rolling
blackouts hit Palo Alto (added 9:38 a.m.)
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Blackout
suspended, could resume at 6 p.m.
(added 2:50 p.m.)
Rolling
blackouts hit Palo Alto
(added 1:54 p.m.)
Rolling
blackouts hit Palo Alto (added 1:14 p.m.)
Thursday, January 11, 2001
Rolling
blackout begins at 6 p.m. (added 5 p.m.)
Rolling
blackout likely tonight (added 2:20 p.m.)
