Potential PG&E PSPS could impact 22,000 customers Across 17 counties and 4 Tribal areas but Humboldt is spared

 

Potential PG & E PSPS starting later this evening could impact about 22,000 customers  Once again, Humboldt is spared but not Mendocino or Lake. Listed below are some of the numbers for the North Coast.

Solano County: 4,933 customers

Sonoma County: 1,902 customers

Lake County: 1,168 customers

Mendocino County: 13 customers

Napa County: 4,638 customers

PG & E press release:

 Meteorologists and operations professionals continue to monitor a potential wind event forecasted to enter parts of its service area late today (Tuesday, Nov. 5) through Thursday (Nov. 7) morning.

Although recent precipitation has lowered fire potential, fuel conditions have worsened over the last few days under dry and strong winds, leading to elevated fire weather concerns when winds begin strengthen this evening.

Based on these conditions, approximately 22,000 customers are in scope for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). This is a roughly 7,000 customer increase from earlier estimates due to evolving weather conditions.

PG&E has sent advanced notifications to customers—via text, email, and automated phone call—in targeted areas where power may need to be proactively shut off for safety to reduce wildfire risk. In-scope customers are primarily located in western Sacramento Valley, North Bay and elevated terrain in the East Bay. The duration and extent of power outages will depend on the weather in each area, and not all customers will be affected for the entire period.

PG&E has been working with state and local election officials for more than a month to prepare for Election Day.

There are 7,000 Election Day polling locations in PG&E's service area and 48 tabulation centers. We’ve identified five polling locations in three counties within the PSPS scope. PG&E is staging temporary generation to ensure votes can be cast.

No tabulation centers are currently in the scope of the PSPS. 

“We know losing power is disruptive any day of the year, and especially on such an important day as today. We’ve been preparing for Election Day for over a month. We’re taking extraordinary measures to prevent outages at voting and tabulation centers, and pre-staging resources to quickly restore any service outages. Free and fair elections are a hallmark of our democracy, and we’re ready and proud to do our part to ensure that happens,” said Mark Quinlan, PG&E Senior Vice President, Wildfire, Emergency and Operations.

The news release is very lengthy and I will post a link if I have time later and when and if PG & E gets around to posting the information on the website.