Over 8,000 PG&E customers affected by outages throughout Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Over 8,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Bakersfield were affected by outages on Sunday, according to the outage map.

Areas near Fairfax Road and College Avenue are predominantly being affected, where approximately 1,085 customers are without power.

An outage near Stockdale Highway and Heath Road was reported at 11:45 a.m. and is affecting approximately 1,457 customers.

Another 829 customers are being affected by an outage in areas near Hart Park along Alfred Harrell Highway, according to PG&E.

Another outage reported by PG&E in southwest Bakersfield in the area of South Allen Road and Ming Avenue affected approximately another 2,056 customers. Power has been restored in the area.

Additionally, power was out at Cal State Bakersfield and surrounding areas along Ming Avenue and White Lane, affecting approximately 2,979 customers. Power has been restored to most of the area.

Areas near City in the Hills and Mountain Meadows were also affected, where approximately 2,068 customers were without power. PG&E said power has been restored in the area.

Another outage was reported in the area near Union Avenue and Panorama Drive, where another 937 customers were being affected, according to the map. Power has since been restored in that area.

PG&E says their preliminary determination is that the outages were caused by the weather.

The estimated power restoration time for areas near Fairfax Road and College Avenue is Sunday at 4 p.m., according to PG&E. Restoration times for other areas have not yet been provided.

Other outages may be affecting your area. For the most up-to-date information, view PG&E’s outage map.