PSPS Update: 97 Percent of Customers Have Been Restored System-Wide
October 11 2019 - 11:47PM
Business Wire
Essentially All Customers Restored in
Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Humboldt, Marin, Mariposa,
Merced, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Trinity and Yolo
Counties
99 Percent of Customers in the Bay Area Are
Now Restored
Pacific Gas and Electric Company reported Friday evening that 97
percent of customers impacted by Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)
have had their power restored. Approximately 21,000 customers
remain without power due to the PSPS.
Approximately 738,000 total customers were impacted by the PSPS
event from the Northern Sierra to the Greater Bay Area to Kern
County.
Weather All Clear
Weather conditions have improved and an “all clear” decision was
extended to all 35 counties impacted by the Public Safety Power
Shutoff as of 3:30 p.m.
Safety patrols and inspections, which can only take place during
daylight hours, will begin again at daybreak on Saturday. More than
6,300 on-the-ground field personnel and 44 staged helicopters are
supporting restoration efforts.
PG&E initiated a PSPS on Wednesday due to dry, windy weather
across its service area. Wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour
were recorded Wednesday evening and into Thursday.
Damage to Equipment
PG&E has identified 30 instances of weather-related damage
to its system in the PSPS-impacted areas, and the company is
working to address these repairs. Examples include downed lines and
vegetation on power lines. PG&E will be submitting a report
detailing the damages to the CPUC within 10 days of the completion
of the PSPS.
Customer Resources
During the period of the PSPS, customers in impacted areas will
not be billed, and PG&E has paused disconnection and collection
activities in these areas.
PG&E will re-open Community Resource Centers on Saturday at
8:00 a.m. in areas where power restoration is not yet complete.
More than 30 centers have been open throughout the PSPS to provide
water, phone charging stations, air-conditioned seating and
restrooms for customers. To view the current list, click here.
Customers can visit pge.com/pspsupdates for more
information.
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 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com and www.pge.com/news.
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