PG&E warns Northern California counties of likely power shutoffs starting Sunday
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Key Points:
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) warns residents in several Northern California counties of likely power shutoffs starting Sunday due to high winds and dry conditions that increase fire risk.
- A Red Flag Warning will be in effect by Saturday for parts of Solano County, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Sacramento Valley, and the entire Central Valley.
- Counties potentially affected by shutoffs on Sunday and Monday include Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Lake, Merced, Napa, San Benito, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, and Yolo.
- Power shutoffs may also occur on Tuesday but only in Colusa, Fresno, Glenn, San Benito, and Tehama counties.
- PG&E has not yet provided exact numbers of customers who may be impacted, but recent outages have generally been less widespread.