Berkeley crews working to restore campus power
10:10 a.m. update: The restoration process could take many hours. Staff, students and faculty should stay away from campus until told otherwise. Expect an update later Friday.
October 10, 2019
Power is back on. For the latest information, visit Berkeley News.
UC Berkeley crews are working to restore electricity to the campus Friday morning after PG&E shut off power to much of the Bay Area on Thursday. The campus community can expect an update later today.
Classes are canceled and the campus is closed while they safely switch many of the buildings on the core campus from emergency backup power sources to the PG&E power supply. The process involves many steps and is expected to take most of Friday.
More information and resources for students, staff and faculty are available at the bottom of this page.
Unless instructed by your supervisor, faculty and staff should continue to stay away from the main campus until further notice. Buildings on the main campus will remain locked. There is still a risk that overloading emergency power systems before power has been restored could impact critical life-safety and research systems.
Depending on the schedule for restoration of power on Friday, campus may be open for research activities and special events that evening.
The campus does hold a limited number of classes on Saturdays, and we expect those classes to resume.
We are extremely grateful to the staff members and student workers from many critical functional areas who have worked around the clock throughout this crisis to manage this complicated and dynamic situation.
A final reminder that even if you have power at home, it does not mean we will have power restored on campus.
Please continue to monitor email and texts for WarnMe messages and follow Berkeley News and the UC Berkeley Twitter account for updates.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and patience.
Additional information:
- PG&E outage map (enter address)
- How to prepare your home for power loss or fire.
- Suggestions for getting through a power shutoff.
- Night safety tips from UCPD.
- Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín shared information for residents of Berkeley.
- Updates for students on residence halls, dining commons and the Tang Center.
- Information on lab impacts for researchers and investigators.
- What will happen to AirBears, e-mail and the campus phone system during an outage?
- Frequently asked questions about the power outage.
- Many parking garages will be closed during the outage.
- Campus libraries will be closed during any power outage.
- Follow @UCBerkeley on Twitter for the latest updates.