Power outage at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center blamed on equipment failure
The power blackout Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center was caused by an equipment failure in the hospital’s 21,000-volt power system, Kaiser and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials said Thursday.
The power interruption at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday affected nearly 2,000 customers in northeast Santa Rosa, including the Kaiser complex on Bicentennial Way. Power was restored to most customers by 4 p.m., while the Kaiser facility continued operating with power from its own emergency generators, officials said.
A lengthy investigation found that two insulators on Kaiser’s system had failed. PG&E crews worked with Kaiser personnel to make the repairs. Power was restored at Kaiser by 2:45 a.m. Thursday.
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