PG&E Shutoff To Begin In San Mateo County On Thursday: Latest

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Pacific Gas and Electric Company will turn off power in parts of San Mateo County starting at 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. A red flag warning, indicating high winds and severe fire danger, will be in effect for parts of the county from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 4 p.m. Thursday.

The shutoffs are only expected to affect 372 people in San Mateo County — down from an original projection of 372. The affected cities will be La Honda, San Gregorio, Woodside and other unincorporated parts of the county.

PG&E will start re-energizing the power lines at noon Thursday, the county said. Because San Mateo County has relatively few impacted customers, the utility said power should not take long to be restored.

Residents can find out if their address will be affected by visiting psps.ss.pge.com.

A second shutoff is possible this weekend, the county said in a statement, as PG&E continues to track weather conditions.

Once the high winds subside onThursday, PG&E will inspect the de-energized lines to ensure they were not damaged during the wind event, and then restore power. PG&E will post ongoing updates about the power shutoffs at pge.com/pspsupdates.