(BCN) -- A power outage is affecting downtown Novato on Wednesday morning, according to PGE and local police. The outage was reported at 8:44 a.m. and is affecting 912 customers. PGE on its outage map website said power is not expected to be restored until 6:45 p.m. 3 injured in Archer Aviation ther mal runaway incident Novato police said traffic signals are out in the area affected by the outage, and drivers should treat those intersections like ones with four-way stop signs. No information about what caused the outage was immediately available. The outage was unrelated to PGE's Public Safety Power Shutoffs planned for more than 11,000 customers in the North and East Bay starting Wednesday evening and going through Saturday to avoid sparking wildfires during dry and windy weather. Copyright © 2026 Bay City News, Inc. ...read more read less