PG&E Warns Of Potential Power Shutoff Midweek For Palo Alto

From the City of Palo Alto:

Last Updated: October 7, 2019

PG&E Warns of Potential Power Shutoff Midweek

As a safety precaution, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has issued advanced notification of a potential public safety power shutoff for Santa Clara County and the San Francisco Bay Area beginning at midnight on Wednesday, October 9 due to extreme weather conditions forecasted by the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch in effect through at least Thursday due to gusty winds and high temperatures and dry conditions. If these conditions persist, and PG&E needs to turn off power, the outages could last for several days. You may need to take several of the following steps to be prepared:

-Utilize an emergency supply kit with enough water, food, medicine, batteries and flashlights to last several days -Have a backup generator for medical and other needs-Have your vehicle gas tank filled and cash on hand (as electronic transaction devices and ATM machines will be without power)While PG&E does not directly serve electricity to City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) customers, the City intakes electricity from PG&E’s transmission system, so outages may affect Palo Alto.

Palo Alto uses AlertSCC to communicate during unforeseen events or emergencies such as natural disasters, crime bulletins, power outages, and more. Sign up to receive Alert SCC notifications here: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/oes/alertscc/Pages/home.aspx

Read about PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shut-off program at pge.com/psps

In the event of an actual emergency, dial 9-1-1. For non-emergency public safety issues, call (650) 329-2413.

This press release was produced by the City of Palo Alto. The views expressed here are the author’s own.