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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
California's largest utility to intentionally shut off power again -- this time to 150,000 customers
California's largest utility will intentionally shut off power to about 150,000 customers starting Wednesday to prevent its equipment from setting off blazes. The
shutoffs will begin as early as 6 a.m. local time and as late as 4
p.m., and will affect Northern California areas of the Sierra Foothills,
the North Bay and the North Valley. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. expects high winds and dry conditions over the next 24 hours, leading to increased fire risk. The public safety power shutoff will affect 18 counties, it said. "PG&E
will safely restore power in stages as quickly as possible, with the
goal of restoring the most customers by end of day Thursday, based on
the current weather conditions," the company said. "Forecasts
indicate the period of peak winds should end mid-morning on Thursday.
Once the high winds subside, PG&E will inspect the de-energized
lines to ensure they were not damaged during the wind event, and then
restore power." The utility's meteorologists are monitoring and anticipate sustained winds of
up to 25 mph and gusts ranging from 30mph -50 mph. Fire weather watches
have been issued in the service area because vegetation is extremely
dry and temperatures are 5-15 degrees above average, the company said Sunday. The
utility is under constant criticism for cutting power to thousands of
people several times in the past weeks. The practice known as Public
Safety Preventative Shutoffs intentionally cuts electricity to avoid
causing fires during high winds and dry conditions. Last year's devastating Camp Fire that killed 85 people
and destroyed thousands of structures was started by electrical lines
owned by PG&E. The company filed for bankruptcy in January as it
came under pressure from billions of dollars in claims tied to deadly
wildfires...MORE
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