throughout the day Wednesday across San Diego County after SDG&E shut off electricity for thousands beginning Monday amid Santa Ana winds and red flag warnings with elevated fire risk.
She said she was out at least $1,500 in flowers she had to throw away as well as lost revenue from reduced business and foot traffic. “It’s important to keep in mind that the electrical grid is highly interconnected, and the electric equipment serving your community might be fed from another part of the grid that is experiencing extreme weather conditions, resulting in a PSPS,” the statement continued.
Next to the flower shop in Ramona, Lili Valenzuela was in tears over lost product at her ice cream shop.Aviles said they didn’t receive notice from SDG&E about the shutoff, which came right after they had made a batch of ice cream and paletas.