PG&E warned ratepayers this week that it may need to proactively issue a Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of 24 counties, including the Bay Area, due to dry offshore winds that are expected to start Wednesday evening and could damage energized power lines.
Roughly 54,000 customers may be affected, according to PG&E. The power shutoff could affect customers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties.
According to PG&E, customers could lose power in the North Bay mountains near Mt. St. Helena, parts of the East Bay near Mt. Diablo, a section of the Oakland Hills east of Piedmont between state Highway 24 and the Upper San Lorenzo Reservoir, elevated areas near the Calaveras Reservoir and parts of the Santa Cruz and Big Sur mountains.
Those affected by the power shutoff will have access to PG&E-run community resource facilities that will offer restrooms, charging capabilities for medical equipment and electronics, Wi-Fi, bottled water and non-perishable food.
Resource center attendees are advised to follow state and local public health policies to prevent the coronavirus’ spread, including avoiding mixing of households and wearing a face covering.
PG&E customers can find out their anticipated shutoff status at pge.com/pspsupdates.
Oh BS, the wind blows it’s hot and dry…PGE is so chicken****.
Northgate Road in the dark. Enjoy your large homes without electricity.
Unless ya’ll have a generator like us!!
California, leading the way for other states with progressive technology and global warming. Yet we dont have electricity if it gets to hot or windy.
or it stays hot into the night
or starting 2035
or as more new homes no longer have natural gas
or next time Gavin comes up with some dumb idea
#RecallGavinNewsom
BUT, But, but . . . liberal politicians and bureaucrats brag to the world how green they are, FORCING use of solar and wind power.
From work get to watch ships go by on their way up to Stockton to unload wind turbine mast sections and blades strapped to their decks. Turbine masts and blades being manufactured in South east Asia, not in AMERICA.
Wondering if politicians are getting campaign contributions from wind turbine companies and or their employees.
Meantime as you sweat in the dark, remember politicians are enjoying themselves a cocktail parties or eating Ice Cream.
@Original G Many things have come to pass while I sweat in the dark, but this politicians eating ice cream is a new twist.
Thank God Nancy’s fridge has power. What a horror if all that ice cream were to melt.
#RecallGavinNewsom
#EndNancysReign
Being in perfect tune with her constituency, while people are worried about putting food on their tables or if small businesses will survive.
A classic in political history.
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took some heat for showing off her freezer packed with ice cream during the coronavirus crisis.
The California Democrat joined comedian James Corden on his late-night show Monday and showed off how much ice cream is in her freezer ”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/you-should-be-ashamed-critics-unleash-on-pelosi-for-showing-off-freezer-loaded-with-ice-cream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DKYML2MRs
oh @OG you make me laugh, while inside i weep for the future of state and country. i know many of the posts that are in opposition to the truth are just children or trolls looking to get a rise but at some point the children may grow up. they will not understand the damage they inflict with their willful ignorance. their apathy and rejection of American values. what will be the cost? my bet is that some number of generations from now people will find writings like yours and others here and realize what they have lost. i pray they have the will our founding fathers did to risk it all to once again be able pursue life, liberty and happiness as freemen.
God Bless Us All!
So who’s gonna push the Telsa to an outlet?
this musk dude for being so smart, why don’t they have their own solar charging array? maybe something that could be put over the vehicle like a car cover. seems like it should have been obvious, maybe a cost thing. i hear they have all kinds of cool upgrades if you are willing to $100Ks more for the base $50K? model.
They need to shut the power down. The weather reports say the wind will reach 3mph.
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I have lived in CA for more than 50 decades. I have never experienced electric shut downs because of wind until the last couple of years. In short, I don’t believe it is the wind causing fires.
@Justifiable languor…..Damn!…..you’re older than dirt!
nytemuvr: Heh. I fudge factered a bit. I figured for the first ten I was oblivious. 💀
Whatever helps keep us from not having any more fires for the rest of the year! And to all of you that are or will complain, shame on you! I’m over the crappy air and the damage that is being done by the fires and you should be too!!
Yes sir! May I have another!
“Whatever helps”? “Whatever” is a false option, an apologist response to a dysfunctional state government. Don’t be a patsy. Demand stable, affordable electricity, clean air, and good forest management. Remember, these windbags in Sacramento work for us.
Prosecuting Arsonists (the woke term is mostly peaceful pro-climate change enthusiasts) would be helpful in achieving the no-fire goal. We don’t hear anything about that however.
Welcome to Third World California.
Thanks for making this information available – it certainly helps people plan for the immediate future. I’m relieved that my area will not be impacted at this time.
PGE is a government regulated utility. California is essentially a single party state. Democrats hold a super majority in the assembly, and every major state office is held by a Democrat. Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. They control everything. Closing nuclear plants, not investing in grid modernization, and chasing expensive moonbeam ideas of green energy has siphoned funds from what is needed to keep the lights on. Oh, and btw, we have some of the highest electricity rates in the nation. And we have no one to blame but ourselves for mindlessly pulling the Democrat lever for every election. Nice job California. Paradise Lost. Now let’s really fix things by going national with our great ideas.
And Harris says that California is a model of what the rest of the US should be.
Idiot.
The way California is going, its probably not too soon to start thinking about getting a horse and sending the whaling fleet out for candle wax.
anyone know how to dig a well? figure i need a back up plan for water too.
#RecallGavinNewsom
The year 2036………..
Help….! I work nights and I just woke up to find the power has been shut off. My car is out of juice from driving home from work. Now what do I do, call in sick again for the 5th time this month to say I can’t make it because my glorified golf cart is out of juice?
It is puzzling to me that these “shutoffs” became a normal thing for California and why we are just accepting it, or have to accept it.
I always felt that we live in a progressive and leading state. Now it feels more like a “third world” under-developed area.
Hey Greasy Gavin. Did you consider this before you made the earth shattering proclamation that Californians would be mandated to switch over to 100% electric cars by 2030? I didn’t think so! But it sounded SOOOOO good didn’t it! Moron!
don’t forget the other zinger! no more natural gas in new homes…
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-regulators-clear-way-for-natural-gas-14900008.php
If your power goes out, rest assured that there are places to go for help where the power will NEVER go out:
NewGrease’s house.
NewGrease’s current mistresses house.
Becky’s the Beccer’s house.
Nasty Nancy’s house.
Fiesty Finalstein’s house.
Liberal Shaft’s house.
DeSanguinate’s house.
Will Brownie’s house.
you left off weiner’s hole LOL
Newsom is turning California into Baja Venezuela