Mayor Sam Liccardo threatened legal action Thursday if PG&E did not immediately replace aging equipment that failed during the height of the current heat wave, knocking out power to three major San Jose hospitals and thousands of residents.
The South Bay was the hardest hit by power outages over the last several days of record heat. With San Jose predicted to hit a record-tying 100 degrees on Thursday, more outages could be on the way."I have deep concerns about the safety of our residents and the viability of San José small businesses struggling against ongoing failures of a power grid hampered by poor maintenance and outdated equipment," said Liccardo in a news release.
"We were informed that the cause was a PG&E substation failure," officials said in an email to KPIX."The PG&E outage lasted until about 1:30 am. The hospitals' back-up generators came online immediately and remained functional at O'Connor and in most of SCVMC." The emergency department at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center was forced to be closed to stroke, heart attack, trauma and ambulance arrivals.
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