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PG&E

PG&E cancels planned power shutoffs with wind, humidity below critical levels

After PG&E on Sunday significantly reduced the scope of a proposed power shutoff, the utility on Monday canceled plans for the shutoff entirely ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 7, 20200
Bay Area

Dry winds prompt Bay Area red flag warning

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from Sunday night through late Monday morning ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 6, 2020
News
PG&E

Public advocacy group seeks $166 million penalty to ‘hold PG&E accountable’ for 2019 shutoffs

A $166 million penalty against PG&E is being sought by advocates for ratepayers for failures related to ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 2020
Beyond SFBay

Berkeley officials warn hills residents of year’s ‘most dangerous fire weather’

City of Berkeley officials are warning residents to be on alert and advise those in the hills ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2020
East Bay

Wind gust forecast prompts fire weather alert, planned PG&E shutoffs in Lamorinda area

The National Weather Service issued alerts for fire weather and high winds Friday that are expected in ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 2020
Bay Area

Red Flag warning extends into evening in parts of nine counties

The National Weather Service extended its Red Flag warning for much of the Bay Area through 6 p.m. Friday due to gusty winds ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 16, 20200
Bay Area

More than 20,000 Bay Area PG&E customers could lose power Wednesday due to hot, windy forecast

Portions of the Bay Area may have their power shutoff Wednesday by PG&E as forecasted hot, dry ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 12, 2020
Bay Area
PG&E

More than 20,000 North Bay PG&E customers remain without power

Nearly 23,000 customers remain without power in Napa and Sonoma counties Tuesday after PG&E shut it off ...
By Bay City NewsSeptember 8, 2020
News

County reports $725 million loss from Kincade Fire, evacuations, PG&E power shutoffs

The Kincade Fire, evacuations and four PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs last fall cost Sonoma County $725 ...
By Bay City NewsJanuary 13, 2020
Economy
PG&E

PG&E issues ‘all-clear’ to begin power restoration

PG&E issued an “all-clear” early Thursday morning when improved wind conditions ended its most recent Public Safety ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 21, 2019
News

Glazer proposes bills to harden communication, medical safety in power outages

State Sen. Steve Glazer said Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation in January designed to help medical equipment and cellphone towers stay in ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 20190
Beyond SFBay
PG&E

PG&E says six Bay Area counties should maintain power Wednesday

Six counties in and near the Bay Area previously expected to be affected by PG&E’s Public Safety ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 19, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E may delay start of Wednesday Lamorinda power shutoff

PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff that was set for Wednesday morning in the Lamorinda area of Contra ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 19, 2019
East Bay

Wednesday power shutoff to impact 35,000 East Bay customers

More than 35,000 PG&E customers in the East Bay will be affected by this week’s Public Safety ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 18, 2019
East Bay

PG&E begins inspections, power restoration for 22 counties

PG&E issued an “all clear” Wednesday that will allow the utility to make inspections of its equipment ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 30, 2019
Beyond SFBay

Vallejo reactivates emergency center in week’s second power shutoff

The city of Vallejo reactivated its Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday following PG&E’s second Public Safety Power Shutoff in the past week due ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 29, 20190
Government

Marshal has ‘a lot of questions’ after house fire kills dog, injures firefighter

A family dog was killed and a firefighter suffered minor injuries in a Capitola house fire Monday ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 29, 2019
Housing
PG&E

Utilities commission plans to investigate, reform use of power shutoffs

A safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission will ask commissioners in the next 30 days ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 28, 2019
Beyond SFBay
PG&E

Another extreme wind event could trigger more power outages Tuesday

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is forecasting another wind event that could mean a second major electrical ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 27, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E increases power shutoff scope, six-phase rollout begins at 2 p.m.

Prompted by forecasts of powerful winds, PG&E confirmed that public safety power shutoffs for 940,000 customers across ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 26, 2019
Bay Area
PG&E

Charging centers open Sunday for Contra Costa County residents without power

Contra Costa County residents who lose power during the Public Safety Power Shutoff can recharge medical and mobile devices from 8 a.m. to ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 26, 20190
East Bay

PG&E announces planned Saturday shutoff for Contra Costa County

About 48,000 PG&E customers — meaning more than 120,000 people in all — will lose power in ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019
East Bay
PG&E

PG&E begins inspections, says power should be restored by Friday night

PG&E Thursday gave a weather “all clear” to customers affected by its Public Safety Power Shutoff that ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019
News

Geothermal plant sustains minor fire damage

A spokesman for the Calpine geothermal facility, The Geysers in Lake County near the Sonoma County border, ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019
Business

Sonoma County school districts announce Thursday closures

The Sonoma County Office of Education said all schools in the Geyserville Unified School District and some ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 2019
Education

PG&E confirms power shutoff for 34,344 Bay Area customers

PG&E’s 17-county Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday and Thursday will affect 34,344 of the utility’s customers in three Bay Area counties, according ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 23, 20190
News

As power returns to most of Bay, 200,000 customers across state remain dark

Nearly 200,000 PG&E customers in California remain without power on Friday afternoon as the utility works to ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 11, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E postpones shutoffs in some East Bay cities

PG&E’s planned Public Safety Power Shutoff, which was expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people across ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 2019
East Bay

Power cuts off for roughly 120,000 people in Contra Costa County

Wednesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff expected to affect roughly 51,000 PG&E customers and 120,000 people in Contra ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 2019
East Bay

Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage

PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday ...
By Nik WojcikOctober 8, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E website down with influx of people checking power shutoff info

PG&E’s website has gone down Tuesday morning due to what the utility said was a “high volume of traffic” from people looking up ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 8, 20190
Bay Area

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