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Ramona business owners frustrated over 2-day power shutoff NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Power was restored throughout the day Wednesday across San Diego County after SDG&E shut off electricity for thousands beginning Monday amid Santa Ana winds and red flag warnings with elevated fire risk.

At its peak, the shutoffs impacted more than 57,000 residents and businesses, largely concentrated in East County, with more than 100,000 others in areas at risk of the public safety power shutoffs, or PSPS.

Nearly all of Ramona was without power for two days, including Tatyanna Jamora’s flower shop off Highway 67.

“I can’t believe it, this is happening, actually,” Jamora said. “Everybody is shocked by this act of just turning it off because they decided to do so. We are just so unhappy right now.”

Jamora was preparing for a wedding Thursday, with the outage putting her behind schedule as she arranged by candlelight and in the dark.

“I have a floral cooler full of flowers, and it’s, you know, it has to be …

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