Power Outage Darkens Coastal Carlsbad

by The Editors on March 27, 2026

So far there has been no official statement from San Diego Gas and Electric for the large power outage that affected upwards of 140,000 customers from South Orange County to Cardiff-by-the-Sea on the evening of March 26, 2026.

The outage, which also affected the east side of Escondido and the San Pasqual Valley, began around 7:40 PM and left much of the Coast in the dark for approximately a hour during prime time March Madness. The speedy off and on nature of the outage would suggest some kind of system failure that was quickly resolved. 

We are expecting an official explanation from SDGE sometime today.

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