PSPS Update: More than 99.5 Percent of Customers Impacted by Safety Shutoffs Have Been Restored System-Wide
October 12 2019 - 06:53PM
Business Wire
All Bay Area Customers Restored
Remaining 2,500 Customers Expected to be
Restored Today
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said Saturday that
more than 99.5 percent of customers impacted by the Public Safety
Power Shutoff (PSPS) that began on Wednesday now have their power
restored.
Less than 2,500 customers remain without power due to the PSPS,
and the company expects that they will be restored later today,
pending any need to repair damage found.
Approximately 738,000 total customers were impacted by the PSPS
event across 34 counties in PG&E’s service area from Humboldt
County on the North Coast to Kern County in Southern
California.
PG&E initiated a PSPS shortly after midnight on Wednesday
due to dry, windy weather across its service area. Wind gusts in
excess of 70 miles per hour were recorded Wednesday evening and
into Thursday. The patrol and restoration process started once the
“all clear” signal was given, indicating that restoration could
begin.
To date, PG&E has confirmed 50 instances of weather-related
damage to its system in the PSPS-impacted areas, and the company
has either completed or is working to complete those repairs.
Examples include downed lines and vegetation on power lines.
Restoration by County
County Name
% Customers Restored
TOTAL
99%
ALAMEDA
100%
ALPINE
100%
AMADOR
94%
BUTTE
100%
CALAVERAS
94%
COLUSA
100%
CONTRA COSTA
100%
EL DORADO
100%
GLENN
100%
HUMBOLDT
100%
KERN
100%
LAKE
100%
MARIN
100%
MARIPOSA
100%
MENDOCINO
100%
MERCED
100%
NAPA
100%
NEVADA
100%
PLACER
100%
PLUMAS
100%
SAN JOAQUIN
100%
SAN MATEO
100%
SANTA CLARA
100%
SANTA CRUZ
100%
SHASTA
100%
SIERRA
59%
SISKIYOU
100%
SOLANO
100%
SONOMA
100%
STANISLAUS
100%
TEHAMA
99%
TRINITY
100%
TUOLUMNE
100%
YOLO
100%
YUBA
99%
PG&E will submit a report detailing the damages to the CPUC
within 10 days of the completion of the PSPS.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com and www.pge.com/news.
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