PG&E Shutoff Latest For Napa Co.: Service Restoration Underway

NAPA COUNTY, CA — The number of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers without power in Napa County was down from about 30,000 Thursday to approximately 9,600 Friday morning. PG&E officials said late Thursday that the electricity was back on for more than half of 738,000 customers affected by the utility company's Public Safety Power Shutoff this week across 34 counties in Northern and Central California.

As of Friday morning, the number of customers still without power in or near the city of Napa was 3,835. In Browns Valley, 897 customers were still without power; in Calistoga, 2,359; in Rutherford, 63; in St. Helena, 2,004; in Yountville, 10; and at the Silverado Resort, 492.

As of Thursday night, PG&E still needed to restore power to about 312,000 customers across all counties impacted by the fire-weather related shutdown.

The restoration of service comes after PG&E gave an “all-clear” signal Thursday afternoon indicating the weather had subsided to the point where safety inspections, repair and restoration efforts were able to begin in many counties, including Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake, Yolo and Contra Costa.

Safety patrols and inspections can only take place during daylight hours, so patrols began working again on service restoration at daybreak Friday, according to PG&E.

More than 6,300 on-the-ground field personnel and 44 staged helicopters are working toward full restoration, the company says.

Customers will be restored once safety patrols, inspections and necessary repairs are complete, PG&E said.

The utility noted that as of 10 p.m. Thursday, its crews had identified 11 instances of weather-related damage to its system in the PSPS-impacted areas, and that that company was working to address these repairs.

PG&E noted that customers impacted by the shutoff will not be billed for the period of time they were without power.

PG&E has also paused disconnection and collection activities in the impacted areas, company officials said.

PG&E Community Resource Centers remain open throughout the impacted area to provide water, phone charging stations, air-conditioned seating and restrooms for customers.

Customers can visit pge.com/pspsupdates for more information, PG&E officials said.

Napa County residents can also call a county hotline for resources and information regarding the power shutdown. The number is 707-299-1501.

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