With high fire-risk conditions expected in northern California to begin early Wednesday morning, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) began 48-hour advance notifications to customers about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff in portions of 22 counties Monday morning.
Monday mornings advance notification was followed Tuesday with an updated notification that reduced the area to just 16 counties, impacting approximately 181,000 customers.
Residents and businesses in Humboldt County currently remain outside the affected areas while Mendocino County remains on the list to be impacted starting Wednesday morning.
High fire-risk conditions are expected to begin early Wednesday morning and continue throughout Thursday. Once the high winds subside, currently expected to be Thursday mid-morning, PG&E will inspect the de-energized lines to ensure they were not damaged during the wind event, and then restore power. PG&E will safely restore power in stages as quickly as possible, with the goal of restoring most customers by end of day Thursday, based on the current weather conditions.
