LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric said it will move forward with shutting off power to several thousand Northern California beginning early Monday due to an incoming windstorm.
The public safety power shutoff will affect 7,100 customers in small portions of 10 counties, including Lake.
The first wave of targeted safety shutoffs will begin early Monday around 5 a.m.
PG&E said the safety shutoff is due to dynamic weather conditions despite rain activity including a dry offshore wind event that will start Monday morning in portions of its service area.
Due to changing weather conditions Sunday morning, PG&E was able to decrease customer impact, removing 10,000 customers from the PSPS scope.
In Lake County, the original estimate of 756 customers that would be impacted has been reduced to 51 customers, with three of them being Medical Baseline customers.
Other counties to be impacted are as follows:
Colusa County: 568 customers, 36 Medical Baseline customers.
Glenn County: 376 customers, 21 Medical Baseline customers.
Kern County: 845 customers, 40 Medical Baseline customers.
Napa County: 1,225 customers, 66 Medical Baseline customers.
Santa Barbara County: 19 customers, one Medical Baseline customer.
Shasta County: 1,848 customers, 149 Medical Baseline customers.
Solano County: 802 customers, 56 Medical Baseline customers.
Tehama County: 1,370 customers, 133 Medical Baseline customers.
Yolo County: 20 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers.
Deenergization is expected to start at 5 a.m. Monday for Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Solano, Tehama and Yolo counties, the Cortina Rancheria Tribe and the Grindstone Rancheria Tribe.
Power is scheduled to be shut off to parts of Kern County at 10 p.m. Monday and in portions of Santa Barbara County at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
PG&E anticipates weather “all clears” will occur as early as Monday in the afternoon with varying times depending on individual locations.
The company will notify customers on Monday when the weather system has passed and will provide continuous updates on when to expect the power to turn back on.
Once conditions are clear, PG&E crews will begin patrolling and check deenergized lines for hazards or damage to make sure it is safe to restore power.
Restoration steps include inspecting for potential weather-related damage to the lines, poles and towers; repairing damaged equipment; restoring power; and notifying customers.
On Monday morning, 15 Community Resource Centers, or CRCs, in 10 counties will open to support customers affected by this event. CRCs open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. for the remainder of the shutoff.
With the shutoff scope scaled back in Lake County, PG&E does not plan to open a CRC here.
For updates visit the PG&E website.
PG&E to move forward with reduced scope power shutoff early Monday
- Lake County News reports
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