Why Were There So Many Power Outages?

A huge storm system hit the Bay Area this past weekend, leaving many across the nine counties without power. At its peak, an estimated 1.5 million customers were without electricity statewide, marking the third-largest single-day outage in PG&E’s history. 

KQED’s Dan Brekke tells us why this storm was so bad, what about our infrastructure is lacking, and how we can be better prepared for more storms like this one going forward.

Episode transcript

This episode was produced by Dana Cronin and Alan Montecillo, with production help from Ellie Prickett-Morgan. It was guest hosted by Alan Montecillo.