Storm winds knock out power to thousands of Bay Area PG&E customers
Strong winds and rain from the atmospheric river storm hitting the Bay Area caused thousands of PG&E customers to lose power on Wednesday, the utility said.
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Strong winds and rain from the atmospheric river storm hitting the Bay Area caused thousands of PG&E customers to lose power on Wednesday, the utility said.
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers were without power Wednesday morning following a new round of public safety outages because of high winds and low humidity.
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area began the day Friday without power after the utility turned off electricity to areas most threatened by high winds and fire danger.
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area began the day Friday without power after the utility turned off electricity to areas most threatened by high winds and fire danger.
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers are in the dark as critical fire danger weather moves into Northern and Central California.
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Possible planned power outages due to the current heat wave roasting Northern California were called off for customers in Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma and Napa counties, PG&E officials confirmed late Tuesday morning.
Heat-related issues could be behind an outage affecting about 1,700 customers late Thursday afternoon near Pescadero in San Mateo County, according to PG&E.
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.
About 12,000 PG&E customers were told on Sunday to anticipate possibly losing power on Tuesday as the utility monitors weather conditions that could force an intentional shutoff for safety reasons.
Tens of thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the Bay Area woke up Wednesday still without power three days after damaging winds from the bomb cyclone storm that was the most damaging in decades, according to the utility.
As power outages from the weekend storm continue to affect communities across the Bay Area, residents on the San Mateo County coast feel a frustration that has already been brewing for quite some time. Loureen Ayyoub reports. (2/6/24)
Team coverage of ongoing power outages across the Bay Area before the next round of rain arrives Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers in the Bay Area were still without power Tuesday in the aftermath of the so-called "bomb cyclone" that brought damaging wind gusts that toppled trees and power lines across California Sunday.
A look at the lingering effects of the potent and damaging storm system that blew through the Bay Area Sunday and Monday. John Ramos, Anne Makovec and Paul Heggen report.
Bay Area residents were anticipating flooding and damaging winds from an atmospheric river-fueled storm expected to hit the region beginning on Wednesday.
Pacific Gas and Electric has installed a battery backup system in Foresthill in case of a public safety power shutoff when the fire threat is high.
People living in the Santa Cruz Mountains are bracing for the potential impacts of yet another storm taking aim at the region late Monday into Tuesday, especially the owner of a local restaurant where repeated power outages have proved incredibly disruptive to his business. Devin Fehely reports.
Team coverage of storm damage from the high winds that knocked over trees and power poles across the Bay Area (3-15-2023)
Most of Calistoga was without power Friday morning due to the winter storm that came through the region overnight, city officials said.
In some remote reaches of Marin County, intermittent and lengthy power outages are adding up to days in the dark.
Anne Makovec talks to PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian about current power outages from the storm (1-4-2023)
Powerful gusts along with cooler temperatures are forecast for the greater Bay Area over the weekend, and some locations could see strong winds that may prompt power shutoffs to about 200 customers.
The extended Flex Alert issued by the state's power grid operator went into effect Thursday afternoon as officials encouraged resident to continue reducing their energy use.
With a prolonged heat wave still affecting most of the Bay Area, PG&E and the state's power grid operator on Wednesday encouraged people to continue reducing their energy use.
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