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PG&E may start turning off power to some North Bay Customers by 4 PM today. A potential wind event is forecasted to enter parts of its service area around 1 p.m. today and exit as late as Saturday afternoon in some locations. Given the forecasted strong northerly winds and current dry vegetation conditions, PG&E has sent advanced notifications to customers—via text, email, and automated phone call—in targeted areas where power may need to be proactively shut off for safety to reduce wildfire risk. The duration and extent of power outages will depend on the weather in each area, and not all customers will be affected for the entire period.
Customers can look up their address online to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
The potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event could affect approximately 20,000 customers in portions of the following counties:
- Alameda County: 422 customers, 24 Medical Baseline customers
- Butte County: 1,153 customers, 87 Medical Baseline customers
- Colusa County: 606 customers, 30 Medical Baseline customers
- Contra Costa County: 973 customers, 59 Medical Baseline customers
- Fresno County: 1,235 customers, 75 Medical Baseline customers
- Glenn County: 508 customers, 21 Medical Baseline customers
- Lake County: 1,088 customers, 83 Medical Baseline customers
- Madera County: 1,310 customers, 109 Medical Baseline customers
- Mariposa County: 640 customers, 15 Medical Baseline customers
- Mendocino County: 13 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
- Merced County: 27 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
- Monterey County: 597 customers, 21 Medical Baseline customers
- Napa County: 3,103 customers,135 Medical Baseline customers
- Plumas County: 316 customers, 11 Medical Baseline customers
- San Benito County: 24 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
- Santa Barbara County: 155 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
- Santa Clara County: 663 customers, 41 Medical Baseline customers
- Santa Cruz County: 132 customers, 8 Medical Baseline customers
- Shasta County: 2,407customers, 194 Medical Baseline customers
- Solano County: 1,838 customers, 159 Medical Baseline customers
- Sonoma County: 1,010 customers, 23 Medical Baseline customers
- Stanislaus County: 27 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
- Tehama County: 2,056 customers, 199 Medical Baseline customers
- Yolo County: 262 customers, 15 Medical Baseline customers
During PSPS events, PG&E opens Community Resource Centers where community members can access resources, including:
- A safe location to meet their basic power needs, such as charging medical equipment and electronic devices
- Up-to-date information about the PSPS
- Water, snacks, blankets, ADA-accessible restrooms and other essential items to reduce hardships to our customers
Dozens of Community Resource Centers will be open in impacted counties to provide support to customers between 8am and 10pm. For a full list of available CRCs, please visit pge.com/crc.