(KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric has alerted customers in parts of 20 counties, including Fresno and Kern, about an impending Power Safety Shut-off.
Here are the details from PG&E:
Pacific Gas and Electric will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting approximately 25,000 customers in targeted portions of 20 counties. The first wave of targeted safety shutoffs will begin early Monday morning around 4 a.m. The scope of the overall event represents less than one-half of one percent of all PG&E customers
This safety shutoff is due to a dry, offshore wind event expected to start Sunday night and bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph by Monday morning. As a result of this wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought conditions and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E began sending advanced notifications Saturday to customers where PG&E may need to proactively turn off power for safety to reduce the risk of wildfire from energized power lines.
Timeline for Safety Shutoffs
The times below are estimates and may change (earlier or later) dependent on the dynamic weather environment.
| De-Energization Start | Counties/Tribes* |
| Oct. 11,4:00 a.m. | Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Butte, Plumas, Grindstone Rancheria, Mooretown Rancheria |
| Oct. 11, 5:00 a.m. | Tehama, Yolo, Napa, Solano |
| Oct. 11, 5:30 a.m. | Yolo, Colusa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Stanislaus, San Benito, Kern, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Cortina Rancheria |
| Oct. 11, 6:00 a.m. | Yolo, Shasta, Tehama, Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Middletown Rancheria |
| Oct. 11, 12:00 p.m. | Kern |
| Oct. 11, 6:00 p.m. | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara |
* Counties/Tribes may fall into multiple de-energization times.
PG&E anticipates weather “all clears” will occur as early as Monday evening with restoration expected to begin Tuesday afternoon, with times varying based on individual locations.
Customers can look up their address at www.pge.com/pspsupdates to see if PG&E is monitoring their location for the potential safety shutoff.
This potential shutoff is expected to affect approximately 25,000 customers.
