SDGE responds after massive North County power outage affects thousands

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Officials with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) issued a statement regarding Thursday night’s massive power outage that affected approximately 103,092 customers in North County San Diego and Orange County.

The power outage began around 7:41 p.m. on Thursday and affected nearly 60,000 residents throughout North County, with areas from Encinitas through Carlsbad and parts of Escondido impacted.

Power was restored in all areas around 8:50 p.m.

When the power was restored on Thursday night, SDGE issued the following statement:…

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