PG&E cuts power to 361,000 customers as California faces dangerous wildfire risk
The nation's largest utility said outages began in the north of the state in Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Lake counties and were expected to continue southward throughout Sunday and possibly into Monday.
California girds for most dangerous fire weather of year
This will be the fifth time PG&E has cut power to customers this year and is by far the largest shutdown.
Saturday evening PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff briefing
The briefing was held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Powerful wind event expected to produce dangerous conditions in the Bay Area
KTVU Meteorologist Mark Tamayo explains what kinds of conditions we can expect.
Bay Area braces for power shutoffs amid Red Flag Warning
The utility said Friday that it plans to initiate Public Safety Power Shutoff outages in 38 counties, including most of the Bay Area, should dry weather conditions prevail enough to spark the threat of wildfires.
PG&E announcing another big safety shutoff
PG&E announcing another big safety shutoff
Winds, dry conditions cause high fire danger, threat of widespread outages
A red flag warning has been issued for the entire San Francisco Bay Area while the strongest winds of the year are forecast.
11 East Bay parks to close Sunday due to wildfire threat
In anticipation of record winds, the East Bay Regional Park District said it's trying to avoid any wildfire dangers that could result in people being harmed or a massive loss of property.
No fire watch warnings for now; danger returns on Sunday
The calm is expected to be brief.
PG&E cancels power shutoffs for Bay Area counties as restoration continues
A change in weather conditions allowed PG&E to reduce the scope of its latest PSPS event from 15 counties down to nine.
PG&E power shutoffs underway, 31% fewer customers will be impacted
While having no power is an inconvenience, Ryan Eising of Milpitas said it's worth it if shutting off PG&E lines prevent fires.
High-risk conditions could mean 50,000 PG&E customers will go dark
Customers in parts of 19 counties and in two tribal communities were notified of a potential public safety power shutoff starting as early as Wednesday evening, Pacific Gas & Electric said.
Nearly 7,000 Bay Area PG&E customers could see midweek power shutoff
The advisory is from 11 p.m. Monday through 8 a.m. Wednesday because of dry conditions and gusty, offshore winds.
PG&E lacked basic training before 2019 California blackouts
The October 2019 outages brought chaos from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada, as more than 2 million people lost power.
PG&E says all affected PSPS customers have power
Pacific Gas and Electric said Friday evening that power has been restored to all customers who receive service who were impacted by the most recent Public Safety Power Shutoff.
PG&E expects to restore power by Friday night
PG&E says it plans to restore power by Friday night to thousands of customers who lost it during a public safety power shutoff.
PG&E power restorations ahead of schedule in South and East Bay
Power remains out for thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers across the Bay Area, but the utility said it is ahead of schedule in getting power restored to parts of the South and East Bay.
Public Safety Power Shutoff public briefing
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. held the briefing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
North Bay copes with power shutoff while PG&E restores electricity elsewhere
The shutfoffs are a response to dangerous fire weather – and red flag conditions.
PG&E moves forward with power shutoffs for most Bay Area counties
PG&E is moving forward with a Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday evening that will impact more than 25,000 Bay Area customers.