As forecasted, fierce winds entered PG&E’s service area last night with peak wind gusts observed at 88 mph in St. Helena in Napa County.
About 22,000 customers have had their power shut off for safety, representing essentially all customers in scope for this Public Safety Power Shutoff event.
PG&E has opened 29 Community Resource Centers throughout the 17 affected counties which offer support to customers without power. Customers can also contact 211 for local support, including locating transportation assistance, hotel support and food options during power outages.
Another 32,000 customers are currently without power due to the impact of the strong winds. About 1,600 crew members are dispatched across PG&E’s service area, responding to inspect and repair equipment to restore power safely and as quickly as possible.
Fire danger is still significant in large portions of our service area, as the National Weather Service has called for widespread Red Flag Warnings through 7 a.m. Thursday in the interior Bay Area and Central Coast, San Francisco and the Peninsula and Santa Cruz region.
With a third weather system moving south, other utilities are similarly conducting or planning for PSPS events.
PSPS outages by County in PG&E’s North Valley & Sierra Region as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. Power shutoffs occurred starting Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning.
- Butte County: 384
- Glenn: 504
- Plumas: 3
- Tehama: 1,072
- Colusa: 606
- Solano: 4,496
- Yolo: 423