PG&E Calls Off South Bay Power Shutoff

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — More than 4,300 Northern California residents woke Thursday to find their lights still on after the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. called off a power shutoff.

On Thursday morning, PG&E announced that six counties — including Santa Clara counties — were spared in the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff event planned Thursday through Friday in the Bay Area. Such power shutoffs are intended to diminish the possibility of a wildfire sparked by utility equipment amid dry and windy weather.

Bay Area customers would have started losing power from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday, had weather conditions not improved.

Update: Due to changing weather conditions, customers in these counties will not be impacted for the Oct 21-23 PSPS: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Santa Clara, Sonoma. Thank you for your patience. https://t.co/X1ClEBDDlC pic.twitter.com/cr2JRcdfDz
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 22, 2020

Some 32,500 Californians who live in nine counties farther north are still affected by the power shutoff.

PG&E said residents should stay prepared as weather conditions could change, said spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian. The utility continues to monitor the weather and will communicate any updates to customers.