Updated Weather Forecast for Dry, Offshore Wind Event Means PG&E Might Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Porti...
September 25 2020 - 7:47PM
Business Wire
As Scope of Weather Event Increases, PG&E
Is Reaching Out to Additional Customers Who Might Be Impacted by
the Public Safety Power Shutoff; Potentially 97,000 Total
Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to monitor
a potentially strong and dry offshore wind event forecasted to
start early Sunday morning and expected to last through Monday.
Given the expected weather conditions, PG&E began its one-day
advance notifications to customers in areas where PG&E may need
to proactively turn power off for safety to reduce the risk of
wildfire from energized power lines.
The anticipated scope and timing of this event has changed from
earlier announcements, based on updated weather forecasts that
showed stronger wind gusts in a larger portion of PG&E’s
service area. PG&E’s in-house meteorologists, as well as its
Wildfire Safety Operation Center and Emergency Operations Center,
continue to monitor conditions closely and additional notifications
will be made today to customers who may be impacted by this
event.
Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff on
Sunday
The potential PSPS starting early Sunday morning could impact
approximately 97,000 customers in portions of fifteen counties in
the Northern Sierra and North Valley. Specifically, customers in
portions of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Kern,
Lake, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama and Yuba
counties are being notified. The total customer impacts are
currently projected to be as follows:
County
Customers impacted
Medical Baseline
Alpine
572
6
Amador
5,471
401
Butte
18,669
1,784
Calaveras
9,978
386
El Dorado
35,614
2,442
Kern
27
0
Lake
55
2
Napa
181
5
Nevada
7,345
438
Placer
9,657
609
Plumas
785
24
Shasta
2,816
241
Sierra
1,098
22
Tehama
1,223
58
Yuba
3,385
282
Total
96,876
6,700
Ongoing Customer
Notifications
Customers can look up their address online to find out if their
location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at
www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
Customer notifications—via text, email and automated phone
call—began Thursday. Customers enrolled in the company’s Medical
Baseline Program who do not verify that they have received these
important safety communications will be individually visited in
person by a PG&E employee when possible. A primary focus will
be given to customers who rely on electricity for critical
life-sustaining equipment.
Here’s Where to Go to Learn
More
- PG&E’s emergency website www.pge.com/pspsupdates is now
available in seven languages.
- Customers are encouraged to update their contact information
and indicate their preferred language for notifications by visiting
www.pge.com/mywildfirealerts.
- Tenants and non-account holders can sign up to receive PSPS ZIP
Code Alerts for any area where you do not have a PG&E account
by visiting www.pge.com/pspszipcodealerts.
- PG&E has launched a new tool at its online Safety Action
Center www.safetyactioncenter.pge.com to help customers prepare for
an emergency event. This site includes resources to help customers
develop an emergency plan and make necessary safety
preparations.
Community Resource Centers Reflect
COVID-Safety Protocols
PG&E will open outdoor, open-air Community Resource Centers
(CRCs) in every county where a PSPS occurs. These temporary CRCs
will be open to customers when power is out at their homes and will
provide ADA-accessible restrooms, hand-washing stations;
medical-equipment charging; Wi-Fi; bottled water; grab-and-go bags
and non-perishable snacks. PG&E updates its CRC locations
regularly, click here for updates.
All CRCs will follow important health and safety protocols
including:
- Facial coverings and maintaining a physical distance of at
least six feet from those who are not part of the same household
will be required at all CRCs.
- Temperature checks will be administered before entering CRCs
that are located indoors.
- CRC staff will be trained in COVID-19 precautions and will
regularly sanitize surfaces and use Plexiglass barriers at
check-in.
- All CRCs will follow county and state requirements regarding
COVID-19, including limits on the number of customers permitted
indoors at any time.
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 23,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation's cleanest energy to 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
pge.com and pge.com/news.
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