PG&E planned outages start in Northern California over fire danger
Many Pacific Gas and Electric customers are without power on Sunday as planned de-energizations start over critical fire weather.
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Many Pacific Gas and Electric customers are without power on Sunday as planned de-energizations start over critical fire weather.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company is warning residents in several Northern California counties that power shutoffs will be likely starting later this weekend.
Pacific Gas and Electric says progress is being made in restoring power in Northern California's El Dorado County. Crews are taking advantage of the break in the weather to work in full force on restoration.
Just two months ago, a massive power outage left parts of San Francisco in the dark for days, and some lawmakers are trying to make sure it never happens again.
Elevated wildfire concerns have prompted PG&E to issue Public Safety Power Shutoffs for parts of Northern and Central California into the weekend.
The utility company said the power outages were reported at 7:13 a.m., and that about 8,500 customers were without power.
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A Red Flag Warning is in effect and PG&E has proactively turned off power to some areas on Friday.
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers are in the dark as critical fire danger weather moves into Northern and Central California.
PG&E already cut power to up to 2,000 customers in Solano and Yolo counties Thursday night as a precaution to protect from wildfire.
PG&E says they expect around 20,000 customers to be affected by the power shutoffs.
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