As Early Season Storms Approach, PG&E Urges Customers to Stay Safe and Be Prepared
October 13 2016 - 2:03PM
Business Wire
As the first storm of the season moves toward Northern and
Central California packing rain and gusty winds, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E) is hard at work preparing for the
storm. The energy company also encourages customers to have a plan,
update their plan and to prepare for potential power outages. Above
all else, PG&E reminds everyone to stay safe.
PG&E meteorologists say a series of early season storm
systems will impact some parts of Northern and Central California
starting Thursday afternoon and continuing on and off through the
weekend. The storm series brings rain, along with breezy and gusty
winds to the northern region and will also extend south to the Bay
Area. PG&E is closely tracking the weather system and
mobilizing crews and materials into areas that will feel the brunt
of the storm, so they can get to work and restore service to
impacted customers more quickly.
“Leveraging a combination of preparedness, practice and
technology, PG&E is ready to respond to the first storms of the
winter season that are approaching our service territory. Likewise,
we encourage our customers to take the time now to make a plan or
review their personal and family preparedness plans before the
storm arrives,” said Barry Anderson, vice president, Electric
Distribution, PG&E.
PG&E routinely practices its preparedness and response to
storms and other emergencies through company exercises and through
drills with local first responders. The company also utilizes the
latest technology to restore power more quickly and efficiently
after a storm. This includes the use of storm damage prediction
models, the installation of automated equipment that "self-heals"
the electric grid, and a network of more than 5 million electric
SmartMeters that provide timely and accurate outage data.
PG&E urges customers to stay safe during storms and remember
the following safety and readiness tips.
Be prepared before storms arrive:
- Have battery-operated flashlights and
radios with fresh batteries ready. Listen for updates on storm
conditions and power outages.
- If you have a cordless phone or
answering machine that requires electricity to work, have a
standard telephone or cell phone ready as a backup.
- Keep your cell phone charged, and have
a portable charging device handy.
- Freeze plastic containers filled with
water to make blocks of ice that can be placed in your
refrigerator/freezer during an outage to prevent food from
spoiling.
If outages occur:
- Stay away from downed power lines.
Treat all downed power lines as if they are energized and extremely
dangerous. Keep yourself and others well away from them and
immediately call 911, then notify PG&E’s 24-hour emergency and
customer service line at 1-800-743-5002.
- Candles pose a fire risk. Avoid using
them during a power outage. If you must use candles, keep them away
from drapes, lampshades and small children. Do not leave candles
unattended.
- If your power goes out, unplug or turn
off electric appliances to avoid overloading circuits and fire
hazards when power is restored. Simply leave a single lamp on to
alert you when power returns. Turn your appliances back on one at a
time when conditions return to normal.
For the latest information on power restoration, customers can
call PG&E’s outage information line at 1-800-743-5002. Updates
are also available through a live outage map online at
www.pge.com/outages.
In addition, PG&E also encourages customers around waterways
to take appropriate precautions as rains could result in an
increase in water flows, creating potentially dangerous conditions.
Safety tips can be found here.
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 utilities in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 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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