A San Francisco community that was plunged into a blackout over Christmas is facing a new problem as locals say generators brought in to restore power have brought a deafening noise to the area. 

Over 130,000 residents in parts of the California city were without power over the week of Christmas, and despite Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) restoring power to most customers, some in the Richmond District were left to only use generators. 

The generators have been running nonstop since December 22 as an alternative power source at PG&E's substation on 24th Avenue and Balboa Street, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The diesel-powered machines, which are in containers on truck trailers, have reached noise levels of 100 decibels, resident Vahid Sattary told KRON 4.

That level of noise is comparable to a jet taking off or jackhammers running, as Slattary complained that the noise has become 'so loud you cannot have a simple conversation.' 

Mi Zhou, a local staying at a hotel provided by the utility company, said locals have been left in limbo as they wait for power to be restored, and said her family 'are more concerned about when this will end.'

Unfortunately for Zhou, PG&E officials have not specified how long the generators will run. 

Diesel-powered generators have left locals in the Richmond District of San Francisco outraged, as the machines blare a constant, loud noise 

A local reported the generators reach a peak noise level of 10 decibels, which is comparable to a jet taking off. The generators were brought to area after power outage left one-third of the city in the dark

'These units were put into service on Monday morning, and will be turned off as soon as repairs are complete,' said PG&E in a statement to the Chronicle.

Officials said the repairs were for another substation where a fire started, which contributed to the city-wide outage.

The temporary solution came shortly after a blackout on December 20 left a large swath of the north of the city in darkness for hours, until power was restored later that night to 95,000 customers. 

Yet power has not yet returned for many in Richmond, and the power company said it is working on a plan to return to normal operations in 'the days ahead'.

The residents have attempted to reach out to PG&E for answers, but say they have received little to no response.

'We called the PG&E hotline to talk to several people. They took notes and said someone would contact us. No follow through,' said Sattary to KRON 4.