A power outage in San Francisco affected almost 9,000 customers Saturday morning, according to PG&E.

The number of customers who lost power unexpectedly was 8,422, with 238 without power due to planned maintenance, the utility company’s outage map states. 

A power outage was affecting thousands in San Francisco on July 18 2026

Thousands in part of San Francisco were without power on Saturday morning. 

PG&E

Those without power were located in the Presidio, Richmond, Seacliff, Golden Gate Park and Panhandle districts.

San Francisco fire crews were called to Anza Street for reports of high-voltage wires arcing, a spokesperson said, but they were not sure if it was the cause of the power outage. 

The power outage was reported just before 10 a.m., according to PG&E’s outage map. Around 11 a.m., the number of customers without power fell to just below 7,000.

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