UPDATE (3:48 p.m.) – PG&E reports that power has been restored to more than 2,200 customers, with about 450 customers remaining.
The cause of the downed power line is under investigation.
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(3:24 p.m.) – Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers in Atascadero were without power Wednesday afternoon.
According to PG&Es outage map, the power outage started at 2:02 p.m., and as of 3:15 p.m., 2,935 customers were still affected.
Atascadero Police reported that Olmeda Avenue was closed between Traffic Way and Rosario Avenue due to a downed power line.
PG&E is estimating power will be restored by 4:30 p.m.
KSBY News has reached out to a PG&E representative for more information.
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