PG&E shuts power off to thousands in Northern California amid strong winds
About 13,000 customers in Northern California woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires amid dry weather and str
PG&E shuts off power for 159 customers near Santa Maria due to strong winds
PG&E initiated a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) for 159 customers east of Santa Maria on Friday morning. The power was shut off at 8:18 a.m., according to the utility company. PG&E says the action was taken to help prevent a wildfire during a period of high winds and dry weather.
PG&E power shutoffs begin in Bay Area as high winds, fire danger increase
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area began the day Friday without power after the utility turned off electricity to areas most threatened by high winds and fire danger.
PG&E power shutoffs underway in the Bay Area amid high fire danger
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) were in effect Friday due to fire weather conditions, leaving thousands of Bay Area customers in the dark.
Thousands of PG&E customers without power due to shutoffs
About 20,000 customers are without power Friday morning due to power shutoffs. The following includes the estimated number of customers without power due to power shutoffs. This has been updated as of Oct. 18 at 6:30 a.m.
Rural Napa County prepares for latest PG&E power shutoff
Residents in the areas affected by the utility's Public Safety Power Shutoffs are no strangers to fire danger. People in Napa County were preparing for what they say has become routine.
PG&E schedules public safety power shutoff for parts of SLO County. Here’s where and when
According to a post on X from the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services, PG&E is forecasting a public safety power shutoff for several areas of eastern San Luis Obispo County between 8 a.
Bay Area PG&E customers prepare to lose power during potential shutoffs
Thousands of people across the Bay Area on Thursday were bracing to potentially lose their power amid high fire danger.
PG&E scales back likely power shutoffs for Northern California
PG&E says they've reduced the number of counties that could see power shutoffs in the coming days as critical fire danger weather moves into Northern and Central California.
Communities prepare for power safety shutoff possibilties
Communities around Northern California prepared for possible power safety shutoff as much of the area expereinces dry, gusty conditions.
PG&E: 24 California counties could be impacted by power shutoffs
Public safety power shutoffs are done in anticipation of strong winds affecting powerlines and creating wildfire risk.
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PG&E shuts off power to more than 200 in Yolo County as utility girds for fire weather
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Thousands without power so far in North Bay amid PG&E blackouts as fire weather ramps up
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PG&E Implements Wildfire Safety Power Shutoff for Area East of Santa Maria
To help prevent a wildfire, a Public Safety Power Shutoff began Friday morning for 159 Santa Barbara County customers east of Santa Maria due to high ...
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Clayton neighbor saves homecoming with battery power; neighbors frustrated with PG&E
Neighbors in Clayton are frustrated their power was shut off even though the winds have been surprisingly calm. Despite the ...
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PG&E warns power shutoffs now likely across Northern California with strong winds in forecast
PG&E is now warning customers across its service region of likely power shutoffs in the coming days as concerning weather ...
Expect PG&E power cuts through Saturday for parts of Bay Area due to strong winds, wildfire risk
PG&E crews are monitoring the threat of wildfires. It began notifying customers in targeted areas where power may be cut in ...
Recent rain pull area counties off list of planned PG&E shutoffs
Wednesday’s showers saturated parts of the Greater Sacramento Area just enough for more than 1,100 PG&E customers to be ...