FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Following last week’s historic statewide safety power shutoffs, PG&E may be shutting off power to thousands again this week.
The company said in a press release “due to the forecasted extreme weather conditions and dry fuels, PG&E is considering proactively turning off power for safety, and implementing a public safety power shutoff, across portions of 17 Sierra Foothills and North Bay counties.”
The forecast causing the high alert is estimated to have about a daylong time frame, starting Wednesday and continuing through Thursday.
The 17 Counties in which customers could lose power include but are not limited to: Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba.
