PSPS Update: All Customers Impacted by Safety Shutoffs Have Now Been Restored
October 12 2019 - 10:08PM
Business Wire
Final 2,500 Customers Without Power Energized
Saturday Afternoon
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said that every
customer impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) had
their power restored as of Saturday afternoon.
The last group of customers in Amador and Calaveras counties
were restored at approximately 6 p.m. today.
Approximately 738,000 customers in 34 counties were impacted by
the widespread, severe wind event. PG&E initiated the PSPS for
community and customer safety shortly after midnight on Wednesday
due to dry, windy weather and elevated fire risk across its service
area. Wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour were recorded
Wednesday evening and into Thursday.
Once the weather subsided and the “all clear” was given to start
the patrol and restoration process, the vast majority of customers
who were affected by the PSPS were restored within 48 hours.
To date, PG&E has confirmed 50 instances of weather-related
damage to its system in the PSPS-impacted areas, and the company
has either completed or is working to complete those repairs.
Examples include downed lines and vegetation on power lines.
Restoration by County
County Name
% Customers Restored
TOTAL
100%
ALAMEDA
100%
ALPINE
100%
AMADOR
100%
BUTTE
100%
CALAVERAS
100%
COLUSA
100%
CONTRA COSTA
100%
EL DORADO
100%
GLENN
100%
HUMBOLDT
100%
KERN
100%
LAKE
100%
MARIN
100%
MARIPOSA
100%
MENDOCINO
100%
MERCED
100%
NAPA
100%
NEVADA
100%
PLACER
100%
PLUMAS
100%
SAN JOAQUIN
100%
SAN MATEO
100%
SANTA CLARA
100%
SANTA CRUZ
100%
SHASTA
100%
SIERRA
100%
SISKIYOU
100%
SOLANO
100%
SONOMA
100%
STANISLAUS
100%
TEHAMA
100%
TRINITY
100%
TUOLUMNE
100%
YOLO
100%
YUBA
100%
PG&E will submit a report detailing the damages to the CPUC
within 10 days of the completion of the PSPS.
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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