- Elizabeth Larson
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Anticipated Sunday power shutoff expected to cover most of Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric began issuing alerts to customers on Friday evening alerting them to another proactive power shutoff that could begin on Sunday afternoon across portions of 38 counties, including Lake.
This latest power shutoff is being triggered due to a large wind event forecast to move over the region beginning this weekend, the company said.
Counties that PG&E said would be impacted if the shutoff occurs are Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba.
Altogether, 466,093 customers could be impacted, PG&E said.
In Lake County, early estimates are that 31,590 customers – who account for most of the county’s residents – will have their power shut off between 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday. Of those customers, 2,613 are in the medical baseline program, according to PG&E.
PG&E said customers are expected to have their power restored by 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Information about the public safety power shutoff is available at the PG&E website.
The company’s mapping of shutoff sites is here.
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