Power restored after storm knocks out power for thousands in Mountain View

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PG&E crews have restored power to more than 4,000 customers who lost power late Sunday in Mountain View due to a downed power line.

Initial reports from police at 6:22 p.m. reported 865 customers had lost power, due to a downed live wire off Charleston Road. After PG&E crews arrived, police tweeted an update at 8:03 p.m. that the estimated number of customers without power was more than 14,000. A spokesperson from PG&E clarified that the number was actually 1,400 and 4,396 residents, in total, lost power on Sunday night.

Police added another update at 10:04 p.m. saying that power had been restored. No cause was provided for the downed power line.

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Sunday night's storm knocked out power for over 4,000 Mountain View residents, according to police.

Mountain View Police tweeted at 6:22 p.m. that a downed live power wire on Charleston Road resulted in 865 residents losing power. By 8:30 p.m., "more than 14,000 customers without power due to unknown causes," according to police. It was later determined that the actual number of customers affected by the power outage was 4,000, not 14,000.

"Crews are on scene assessing the situation," police tweeted. "There is no estimated time of restoration."

There is a downed live wire off Charleston Road. Power is out to roughly 865 customers in the surrounding area. @PGE4Me is enroute, but there is no estimated time of restoration. pic.twitter.com/RQgQOE5hru
— Mountain View Police (@MountainViewPD) March 28, 2022

PG&E estimated power would be restored in Mountain View around 10:45 p.m., but by 9:23 p.m., fewer than 50 customers in the city were affected by the outage, according to the utility service's website.

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Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of customers who lost power.

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