The storms that began on Thursday, February 17, 2011, damaged power equipment, such as this downed pole located near Cobb Mountain Elementary School in Cobb, Calif. Photo by Jennifer McConlogue.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pacific Gas & Electric company crews were continuing to work through the weekend to restore power to customers who have been without electricity since late last week due to the winter storms.

PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said late Saturday that 2,630 customers in Lower Lake, Cobb, Hidden Valley and Middletown still had no power.

Guidi said the majority of the customers waiting for power were in Middletown.

Most of the customers involved had not had power since about 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, Guidi said.

Accessing equipment due to terrain and snow remains an issue, Guidi said.

The company had mobilized crews to make repairs in Lake County, bringing them in from less impacted areas of the state.

“Crews will continue to work around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible,” Guidi said.

He added, “At this time it looks like we expect a majority – if not all – to be restored by Sunday evening at the latest.”

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake County on Sunday, warning of low temperatures in the days ahead, but no snow or rain until the middle of the week, when chances of showers return.

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