Sierra Foothills PSPS Update: Power Restored to Nearly All Impacted Customers in Butte and Yuba Counties
10 Juni 2019 - 3:37AM
Business Wire
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has restored power
for nearly all customers located in areas of Butte and Yuba
Counties impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in the
Sierra Foothills. Since Sunday morning, PG&E has patrolled
approximately 800 miles of overhead power lines and restored nearly
all 21,000 customers. During inspections, crews found instances of
damage to de-energized equipment caused by the extreme weather
event and are making necessary repairs.
Sierra Foothills PSPS Event
PG&E had proactively turned off power for safety to nearly
21,000 customers at about 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. PG&E
crews have completed safety patrols and inspections of
approximately 800 miles of electric infrastructure in the impacted
areas and restored electric service to all customers who could
receive power. With power restored, the Oroville Community Resource
Center will not reopen on June 10, 2019.
On Friday, June 7, PG&E notified 27,000 customers across
five counties of a potential PSPS. Overnight on Saturday, PG&E
meteorologists continued to monitor the weather in Nevada, El
Dorado and Placer Counties, and as weather conditions improved,
determined that a PSPS was no longer necessary for those areas.
North Bay PSPS Event
PG&E had proactively turned off power for safety to
approximately 1,700 customers in Napa, Solano and Yolo Counties
early Saturday morning. Once the extreme weather event in this area
concluded, PG&E crews conducted safety patrols and inspections
and completed restoration to all affected customers by Saturday
evening.
“We know how much our customers rely on electric service and
appreciate the communities’ understanding as we turned power off in
the interest of safety during extreme weather conditions this
weekend. We ask that all our customers use this event as a reminder
to revisit their emergency plans and build or restock their
emergency kits to prepare for potential power outages during
wildfire season,” said Michael Lewis, senior vice president of
Electric Operations, PG&E.
How our customers can prepare
As part of these preparedness efforts, PG&E is asking
customers to:
- Update their contact information at
pge.com/mywildfirealerts or by calling 1-866-743-6589 during normal
business hours. PG&E will use this information to alert
customers through automated calls, texts, and emails, when
possible, prior to, and during, a Public Safety Power Shutoff.
- Plan for medical needs like medications
that require refrigeration or devices that need power.
- Identify backup charging methods for
phones and keep hard copies of emergency numbers.
- Build or restock your emergency kit
with flashlights, fresh batteries, first aid supplies and
cash.
- Keep in mind family members who are
elderly, younger children and pets. Information and tips including
a safety plan checklist are available at
pge.com/wildfiresafety.
While customers in high fire-threat areas are more likely to be
affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, any of PG&E’s
more than 5 million electric customers could have their power shut
off because the energy system relies on power lines working
together to provide electricity across cities, counties and
regions.
Customers can access a live outage map at pge.com/outages and
learn more about the latest updates on Public Safety Power Shutoff
at pge.com/pspsupdates.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 24,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page
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