A possible Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) on Tuesday might affect around 12,000 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers spread across eight counties in Northern California.
Customers in Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Solano, Tehama, and Yolo counties may be impacted by the PSPS, according to PG&E.
Approximately 12,000 customers in those eight counties could be impacted by the shutoff, according to PG&E. Shasta County is home to the majority of those consumers; according to PG&E, some 8,900 customers there may be impacted.
There was a chance that 500 customers in Colusa County and 1,900 customers in Tehama County would lose power.
In Yolo County, 200 consumers may be affected by the shutdown; in Lake, Napa, and Solano counties, the number of affected customers may be less than 100.
The event might start early on Tuesday and go until Wednesday, according to the electricity company.
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The counties will each have six community resource centers at their disposal. These hubs will have amenities including Wi-Fi, blankets, air conditioning, water, refreshments, and device charging stations that are ADA compliant.
Two days prior to the shutoff, specific locations, maps, and shutoff information are typically accessible. After providing their address, PG&E customers can also opt to receive notifications via the internet.
Potentially affected customers have received or will receive a text message, email, or automated phone call on Sunday.
Typically, a PSPS impacts certain regions within a county rather than the entire county. However, PG&E stated that any place inside PG&E territory may experience a PSPS incident because of the interconnectedness of the grid.
Beginning Monday night, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for parts of the Sacramento Valley, the delta, and the lower foothills. The region has a higher risk of fire due to triple-digit temperatures, little humidity, and northerly winds of 20 to 35 mph.
