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There have been at least four power outages in the east side [Tuesday night] near the Santa Barbara Mission.
Does anyone have any idea what might be going on?
Four Power Outages, What’s Up?
Shasta Guy
August 16, 2023, 4:58 am
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Santa Barbara has Southern California Edison Power. Santa Ynez Peak and Broadcast Peak have PG&E Power (which comes up the North side of the mountains from the Santa Ynez Valley). So the outages in SB and that of the NOAA Radio Broadcast are unrelated.
I lost power in Noleta for about 4 hours this morning.
The four outages were between 7pm and midnight Tuesday. By the time we would get candles lit, the power would come back on. After the candles were snuffed, then it would go out again.
First outage on Tuesday evening (Lower Riviera) lasted approximately 37 minutes. Then came three outages of much shorter duration. It was crazy. Especially annoying, since it was only about 10 days prior that SCE “surprised us” with a 4-6 hour (can’t recall exact # of hours) “unplanned” outage (blamed on equipment failure), which took place THE DAY BEFORE the planned outage of about the same length of time. What the heck? ———– Also: Can anyone tell me what the purpose is of the white apparatuses that now grace the tops of all the power lines, right near the poles? Big lumpy plastic (?) things. Just curious to know what they are and so on. Thanks for any info.
The following was posted by the National Weather Service this morning:
8:45am: We are aware that the NOAA Weather Radios 2 and 3, broadcasting from Broadcast Peak above Santa Barbara at 162.40 and 162.475 mhz, have stopped transmitting. We believe there is a power outage at the site and will be working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
11:45am: NOAA Weather Radios 2 and 3, broadcasting from Broadcast Peak above Santa Barbara at 162.40 and 162.475 mhz, are now back online. The weekly test had already been done prior to them back online but full NWR programming is now available on all transmitters.
We had the same outages, 7-midnight, Figueroa & Garden, right after a lot of sirens. (we’re a block from the Police department)
**We placed strings of battery-operated (Christmas decoration) white twinkle lights around our bathroom mirror, bed headboard, and living room bookcase during the frequent outages earlier this year. They’ve been a lifesaver! I guess they’ll be a permanent installation.**