Power Shutoff Possible in This Week’s Heat, Northern California Warned

Published on July 1, 2024

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is warning Northern California customers in eight counties of possible power shutoffs starting July 2, the same day a heat wave is expected to arrive in the region. Wine country customers in Napa and Lake counties are under a shutoff watch, along with customers in the smaller areas of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Solano, Tehama, and Yolo counties. In all, about 1.2 million of the utility’s 16 million customers were warned about potentially losing electricity during the extended heat event that forecasters say could last until Saturday. California allows utilities to temporarily turn off power to specific areas to reduce the risk of fires caused by overloaded utility lines....

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