(KRON) — A power outage in Palo Alto impacted about 1,300 customers in the city’s downtown area according to a tweet from Palo Alto Utilities. As of 7:18 p.m., power was restored for nearly all customers.
The Palo Alto Police Department said on X the signalized intersections on Embarcadero Road between El Camino Real and Highway 101 are currently out as a result of the power outage.
As of about 3:30 p.m., the utility said power had been restored to the Town and Country shopping center.
Palo Alto Utilities said the root of the outage is equipment failure.