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MAP: PG&E may cut power across 29 California counties this week
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Key Points:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) plans to implement Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) from Wednesday through Saturday, potentially affecting about 70,000 customers across 29 California counties to prevent wildfire risks.
- The decision is driven by elevated fire danger due to dry vegetation and gusty winds, particularly in the Sierra, Southern Central Coast, North Bay, and East Bay regions.
- The number of affected customers increased from an initial estimate of 30,000 to 70,000 due to worsening conditions, including extremely dry vegetation and strong winds.
- The outages may impact 3,920 Medical Baseline customers and five tribal governments, with around 4,000 customers possibly experiencing repeated outages from a previous PSPS event last weekend.
- PG&E's update was issued about 12 hours before the planned outage, with conditions subject to change, and real-time outage information is available on PG&E’s website.
