PSPS Update: 55% of Customers Have Been Restored by Wednesday Night, with Essentially All Customers Who Can Receive Electric Service Expected to Have Power Back by Thursday Evening
August 19 2021 - 1:23AM
Business Wire
25 Community Resource Centers in 11 Counties to
Remain Open Thursday to Support Customers
After receiving weather all clears in most areas today, Pacific
Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) crews were able to patrol,
inspect, repair impacted equipment and restore power to almost 55%
of the 48,000 customers impacted by the current Public Safety Power
Shutoff (PSPS) event. By late tomorrow/Thursday evening (Aug. 19),
PG&E expects to restore power to essentially all customers in
the remaining 8 counties who can receive service and who were
affected by PSPS that began on Tuesday (Aug. 17). As of 10:00 p.m.,
approximately 27,000 customers have had their electric service
restored.
PG&E turned off the power to these customers, the majority
living in Shasta, Butte, Napa and Tehama counties, to protect their
safety and the safety of their communities because of dry, gusty
offshore winds that elevated the risk of wildfires in Northern
California. Due to changing weather conditions Tuesday evening,
PG&E was able to decrease customer impact, removing five
counties from the PSPS scope of impact: Alameda, Contra Costa,
Sierra, Trinity and Yuba counties.
Strong Winds Recorded Across Service
Area
The wind gusts in PSPS de-energized areas with some of the
largest customer impacts were observed in the following
counties:
- Butte (Jarbo Gap): 56 mph
- Shasta (Wilson Hill Road): 48 mph
- Tehama (Thomes Creek): 55 mph
Restoration to Continue
Thursday
PG&E began notifying customers on Wednesday when the weather
system had passed and will provide continuous additional updates on
Thursday about when to expect the power to turn back on for the
remaining customers.
Once conditions were clear, PG&E electric crews will begin
patrolling in the air, in vehicles and on foot to check
de-energized lines for hazards or damage to make sure it is safe to
restore power. Restoration steps include:
- Inspect: Our crews work to visually inspect for potential
weather-related damage to the lines, poles and towers.
- Repair: Where equipment damage is found, PG&E crews work to
isolate the damaged area from the rest of the system so other parts
of the system can be restored.
- Restore: Once the poles, towers and lines are safe to energize,
PG&E’s Control Center can complete the process and restore
power to affected areas.
- Notification: Customers are notified that power has been
restored.
Customer Support
As of this evening, 25 Community Resource Centers (CRCs) in 11
counties remain open to support customers affected by this event.
View the most current list of CRCs at www.pge.com/pspsupdates. CRCs
open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. for the remainder of the
shutoff.
During a PSPS, PG&E opens CRCs where community members can
access resources, including:
- A safe location to meet their basic power needs, such as
charging medical equipment and electronic devices.
- Up-to-date information about the PSPS.
- Water, snacks and other essential items to reduce hardships to
our customers.
To keep our customers and communities safe, all resource centers
reflect appropriate COVID-19 health considerations and federal,
state and county guidelines.
We are offering 11 outdoor sites to supplement the 14 indoor
CRCs and provide more options for customers.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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