PG&E warns wind-driven wildfire risk may trigger power shutoffs for about 70,000 customers in 29 California counties

PUBT · 2d ago
PG&E warns wind-driven wildfire risk may trigger power shutoffs for about 70,000 customers in 29 California counties
  • PG&E may cut electricity starting Wednesday evening due to forecast offshore winds and extreme dryness that raise wildfire risk.
  • Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff could affect about 70,000 customers across 29 California counties through Saturday afternoon.
  • Forecast calls for peak winds Thursday in parts of the Sierra, North Bay, East Bay, with strongest southern Sierra winds Friday.
  • Scope includes about 3,920 Medical Baseline customers; about 4,000 previously affected customers may face another outage.


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