LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Due to an offshore weather system that could bring high winds on Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it may need to shut off power to 14,000 customers in 13 counties across Northern California, including Lake County.
The company said its meteorologists continue to monitor a potential weather system that could bring dry offshore winds to parts of the company’s service area beginning Monday morning.
Due to the wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E began sending advance notifications to the customers where it may implement a public safety power shutoff Monday morning in portions of the North Coast and North Bay.
Shutoffs in the Northern Sierra foothills and Kern County could begin Monday afternoon, depending on the timing of the wind event, PG&E said.
PG&E said it activated its Emergency Operations Center on Friday to support this weather event.
PG&E said it notified 756 customers, including 65 Medical Baseline customers, in Lake County of the potential shutoff.
The Lake County customers expected to be impacted are in areas north and east of Clearlake Oaks, east of Lower Lake, and south of Cobb and Middletown, as shown in the map above.
PG&E estimated that power in those areas will be shut off between 4 and 6 a.m., and be restored by 10 p.m. Monday.
Potentially affected customers in other counties are as follows:
Butte County: 2,735 customers, 248 Medical Baseline customers;
Colusa County: 567 customers, 36 Medical Baseline customers;
Glenn County: 376 customers, 21 Medical Baseline customers;
Kern County: 674 customers, 35 Medical Baseline customers;
Mendocino County: 13 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers;
Napa County: 1,584 customers, 70 Medical Baseline customers;
Santa Barbara County: 19 customers, 1 Medical Baseline customer;
Shasta County: 3,166 customers, 294 Medical Baseline customers;
Solano County: 802 customers, 56 Medical Baseline customers;
Sonoma County: 1,241 customers, 47 Medical Baseline customer;
Tehama County: 2,270 customers, 177 Medical Baseline customers;
Yolo County: 20 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers.
The impacted customers and the numbers could change as the company adjusts its plans in response to conditions.
Customers can also look up their address online to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
During a PSPS, PG&E offers support to customers by opening Community Resource Centers with snacks, water and other essential items; partnering with community-based organizations to assist customers with medical and independent living needs; and continuing to update our customers on power restoration status.
Two Community Resource Centers are planned in Lake County, one at the Live Oaks Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd, Clearlake Oaks, and the other at Twin Pine Casino and Hotel, 22223 Highway 29, Middletown.
The two centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
They will offer blankets, snacks and water, device charging, ADA-accessible restrooms and washing station, seating, small medical device charging and wifi.
Details about customer support programs are available at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
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