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PG&E warns of possible Thursday shutoffs due to expected wind
PG&E announced Tuesday that it is sending advance notifications to about 29,000 customers in parts of 19 counties in Northern and Central California who may have their power shut...Read More
From fire danger to rainstorm, Bay Area weather takes wild turn this week
The Bay Area’s first rainstorm of 2019 is expected to arrive just in time for the Thanksgiving Day holiday travel period and immediately after another dry wind event, according...Read More
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 Power Shutoff that affected 50,000 customers Wednesday in 11 counties including Napa,...Read More
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 Power Shutoff on Wednesday and Thursday now will not lose power unless...Read More
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 Costa County appears to have been delayed to the afternoon because of...Read More
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, lasting Tuesday night through Thursday morning. The announcement comes...Read More
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 start at 2 p.m. Saturday and proceed in six...Read More
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 starting Saturday night as part of the latest Public...Read More
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 the North Bay and Sierra foothills above Interstate Highway...Read More