public safety power shutoff

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 in areas impacted…

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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…

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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 to launch a…

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West Contra Costa schools close at noon due to smoke, power outage

Power outages and poor air quality from wildfires have prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District to shorten the…

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PG&E delivers generator to power Vallejo raw water pump station

The city of Vallejo on Monday lifted restrictions on water use after PG&E delivered a generator capable of powering the…

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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 shutoff this week,…

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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 36 counties will…

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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…

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Santa Clara County braces for power outage, poor air quality

As PG&E prepares for another Public Safety Power Shutoff throughout the state, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department is…

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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 Contra Costa County…

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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 began Wednesday in…

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Sheriff urges people to ‘take care of each other’ as 2,000 evacuate Kincade Fire

About 2,000 people have been evacuated and multiple structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night…

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Geothermal plant sustains minor fire damage

A spokesman for the Calpine geothermal facility, The Geysers in Lake County near the Sonoma County border, said Thursday that…

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Sonoma County school districts announce Thursday closures

The Sonoma County Office of Education said all schools in the Geyserville Unified School District and some schools in the…

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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…

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PG&E holds power shutoff notification until Wednesday

PG&E officials Monday evening said they have not decided yet to turn off power to 209,000 customers in Northern California…

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PG&E welcomes agency review in response to shutoff criticism, governor call for credits

After last week's Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom…

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PG&E restores power to all 738,000 customers impacted by shutoff

PG&E officials said Saturday night that, as of 6 p.m. Saturday, all 738,000 customers in 34 counties who lost electric…

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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 restore service after…

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Morgan Hill Caltrain station loses power, causes Clipper woes

The Morgan Hill Caltrain station lost power during PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff Thursday morning, Caltrain said. After first believing…

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