Major power outage leaves 130,000 without electricity in San Francisco
A major power outage occurred last night in San Francisco, USA, affecting nearly 130,000 homes and businesses, Qazinform News Agency reports citing Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
The power failure left nearly one-third of the city dark.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management infomed via X about massive traffic disruptions caused by the power outage and urged residents to avoid non-essential trips and treat down traffic signals as four way stops.
A large power outage is impacting San Francisco - only call 9-1-1 for life safety emergencies, avoid non-essential travel, treat down traffic signals as four way stops, keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed, and turn off major appliances to prevent surges. Never use gas… pic.twitter.com/AZGU42J2C1
— San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (@SF_emergency) December 20, 2025
In its latest post on X as of December 21, the Emergency Department said that power was being restored, but "40,000 customers may remain without electricity overnight" and urges residents to "call 911 only for life-threatening emergencies."
Power is being restored in many parts of San Francisco, but PG&E says about 40,000 customers may remain without electricity overnight.
— San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (@SF_emergency) December 21, 2025
If you are still without power:
• Use flashlights instead of candles to reduce fire risk
• Check on neighbors, especially seniors and people… pic.twitter.com/Rp1xFopLAX
Due to disruptions in power supply, restaurants and shops were forced to close. The outage also caused failures in public transportation and led to temporary service suspensions at some stations.
Massive power outage leaves 125,000+ homes & businesses in the dark.
— AISHVARYA JAIN (@aishvaryjain) December 21, 2025
Traffic lights dead, roads jammed, driverless cars stuck mid-road.
This is Saturday night in one of the world’s top tech cities!#SanFrancisco #PowerOutage #PGE #Blackout #Shocking #SFChaos #DriverlessCars… pic.twitter.com/LbiWF3p0wd
Major power outage leaves over 130,000 without electricity in San Franciscohttps://t.co/AZyvcU95ug
— Anadolu Images (@anadoluimages) December 21, 2025
🎥: Tayfun Coşkun pic.twitter.com/OITEzE7WXA
Earlier, it was reported that visitors got stranded at Osaka expo overnight after subway outage caused chaos.
