{
  "id": "2024-07-23-san-diego-state-university-calexico-power-outage",
  "slug": "san-diego-state-university-calexico-power-outage-2024-07-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "San Diego State University",
    "shortName": "SDSU",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "SDSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 37000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-07-23",
    "type": "utility-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Calexico outage; remote work and Zoom until transformer repaired",
    "headlinePublic": "Calexico outage; remote work and Zoom until transformer repaired",
    "summary": "San Diego State University [posted three Urgent updates](https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-07-23-iv-unplanned-power-outage) after an unplanned power outage at SDSU Imperial Valley Calexico. Faculty were encouraged to work remotely and move classes to Zoom. Power was restored after an Imperial Irrigation District transformer repair. Brawley was not affected.",
    "outcome": "Transformer repaired. Power fully restored. Remote/Zoom flexibility for the rest of July 23 only."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-07-23T12:42:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Just before noon today, July 23, SDSU Imperial Valley was notified of an unplanned power outage at the Calexico campus (the Brawley campus is not impacted). The university is in contact with the Imperial Irrigation District, which is on site, to assess the cause of the outage and estimated time for resolution. At this time, parts of campus are without air conditioning and some lighting. Both SDSU Imperial Valley locations remain open. Calexico campus faculty and staff are encouraged to work remotely from home, and faculty are encouraged to shift from in person to Zoom class sessions until the issue is resolved.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-07-23-iv-unplanned-power-outage",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — July 23 2024 Calexico outage 12:42 p.m.",
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        "Thread checked N/A (official HTML archive).",
        "Not a test: live Calexico outage with remote-work guidance.",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-10-15-san-diego-state-university-brawley-power-outage: different Imperial Valley campus and year."
      ],
      "characterCount": 618
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    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-07-23T13:00:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "SDSU Imperial Valley online library services remain availalbe. As a reminder: Calexico campus faculty and staff are encouraged to work remotely from home, and faculty are encouraged to shift from in person to Zoom class sessions until the issue is resolved.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-07-23-iv-unplanned-power-outage",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — July 23 2024 Calexico outage 1 p.m.",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 257
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    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-07-23T16:38:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Power has been fully restored to SDSU Imperial Valley, Calexico following an unplanned power outage earlier today (the Brawley campus is not impacted). The Imperial Irrigation District confirmed that the outage was caused by an electrical problem with a transformer. The transformer has since been repaired, and there are no other known impacts or damage to campus. Faculty and staff have the flexibility to continue working from home and offering classes via Zoom for the remainder of today only, July 23.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-07-23-iv-unplanned-power-outage",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — July 23 2024 Calexico outage 4:38 p.m.",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 506
    }
  ],
  "context": "SDSU Urgent archive for a July 23 2024 Imperial Irrigation District transformer outage at Calexico.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Calexico-only outage with remote/Zoom guidance; restored after transformer repair."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SDSU Urgent archive — Imperial Valley Unplanned Power Outage",
      "url": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-07-23-iv-unplanned-power-outage",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-17",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "california",
    "sdsu",
    "imperial-valley",
    "power-outage"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-17",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-17",
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}