That wouldn't surprise me at all. The substation they're talking about is actually quite large ( http://goo.gl/maps/2FuO4 ) and is right next to a NG power plant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalf_Energy_Center http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_15 On 2013.04.16 10:52:46, Jason L. Sparks wrote: > This might be related: > http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/california-electricity-siliconvalley-idUKL2N0D31MO20130416 > — > Sent from Mailbox for iPhone > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Ryan Bonnell <na...@dm0.org> wrote: > >> MegaPath reports no service disruptions for DSL services. My latency graph >> says otherwise... >> http://i.imgur.com/pwC2oX2.png >> These graphs are for 2 Megapath DSL serviced locations in NorCal from a >> SoCal perspective. >> -Ryan >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Robert Glover <robe...@garlic.com> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm only posting this here because the Outages list appears to be broken. >>> >>> I've got confirmed reports (from Cogent and Megapath) that there is a >>> fiber cut affecting service through the South Bay. >>> >>> We have Cogent fiber circuits down in Campbell and San Martin. In San >>> Martin, AT&T cell phones have no service whatsoever, DSL service is spotty. >>> Landline and DSL service in Gilroy is almost completely gone. We know of >>> a Cogent fiber link in Campbell that is down as well. >>> >>> Anyone have any additional info? >>> >>> -Robert >>> >>> >>> Anyone have any further details? The issue seems to have started around >>> 1:00am PDT or so. >>> >>> -Robert >>> >>> >>>