[edge17]

Strange reporting that people were "believed" to have been blacked out. We lost power yesterday in Sunnyvale from 5-9pm. Very interested in more info on the "hundreds of thousands" because it seems like the cuts were fairly limited. There was enough power to keep the fridge running but thats about it.

[chaostheory]

Lost power in the north peninsula from 9pm-12am. A warning would have been nice. We signed up for notifications via text, and we didn’t receive any.

[jeffbee]

PG&E isn't going to notify you because they aren't making the call. If you want notifications, install the CAISO mobile app, "ISO Today" on iOS. I got notifications from that app yesterday hours in advance of the outage.

[edge17]

Yup, same. No warning. I left the house in my AC car and went out for ice cream

[jonny_eh]

Discounted ice cream due to the power loss?

[lumost]

I find it strange that a town with multiple high-tech fortune 500's can't power itself. This begs several questions on adequate management of taxation at the local level, and corporate interest in their own community's ability to support them.