Thousands still without power ahead of extremely cold temperatures

(KRON) — Thousands of customers in the Peninsula and the South Bay are going into day three without power as temperatures drop.

PG&E’s latest power outage update shower about 25,000 customers are without heat. PG&E officials say this outage is due to the impacts from this winter storm.

Bay Area Outage Numbers (Wednesday, Feb 22)

9:45 PM	Affected Customers
San Francisco	179
Peninsula	21,908
North Bay	499
East Bay	76
South Bay	2,697
Bay Area Total	25,359

Video shows drivers on the road lined with stores and buildings with no lights.

Crews are working to restore power but there is no exact time frame of when it will be back.

If you are using a generator, PG&E asks that you us it safely and tells customers to use flashlights rather than candles.

In addition to the power being out, the company says with this historic storm, it is expecting to see more damage to power lines in multiple areas in the coming days, saying that extended outages are possible, especially in areas where crews are facing access challenges.

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