San Francisco energy outage hits 130,000 properties and companies

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An enormous energy outage plunged giant swaths of San Francisco into darkness Saturday, knocking out electrical energy to about 130,000 properties and companies and leaving self-driving automobiles stalled in metropolis streets.

Pacific Fuel and Electrical Co. didn't instantly say what caused blackouts to roughly one-third of the utility firm’s prospects within the metropolis. Fireplace officers posted on X at about 3:15 p.m. that not less than a few of the blackouts have been attributable to a fire that broke out inside a PG&E substation at eighth and Mission streets.

The outage darkened giant elements of town’s north aspect, beginning within the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas round Golden Gate Park early within the afternoon earlier than spreading additional.

Autonomous automobiles stalled in the course of streets, triggering visitors jams throughout affected areas.

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Fog and energy outages darken the skyline as visitors strikes in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jeff Chiu)

The San Francisco Division of Emergency Administration stated on X there have been "important transit disruptions" occurring citywide and urged residents to keep away from nonessential journey and deal with down visitors alerts as four-way stops.

A Waymo automobile sits idling at an intersection with no working visitors lights resulting from energy outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jeff Chiu)

Waymo briefly suspended its autonomous ride-hailing service within the wake of the blackout, SFGate reported .

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Fox Information Digital reached out to Waymo for remark however didn't instantly hear again.

A bicyclist drives previous headlights from an oncoming automobile as energy outages darken the streets, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jeff Chiu)

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PG&E later stated that as of 11:30 p.m. Saturday, crews had restored power to about 95,000 customers , with about 35,000 prospects remaining with out energy. The utility firm added that crews would proceed working via the night time.