Sonoma County Cal OES Is Declaring A Stage 3 Power Emergency

Press release from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office:

August 14, 2020

Cal OES is declaring a stage three power emergency. Too much power is being used overloading the system. Rolling blackouts will occur lasting between 1-4 hours.

42,455 Sonoma County residents are without power at this time, and the number is expected to climb.

Please do not call the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office unless it’s an emergency. We are fielding a high volume of calls because of the power outage.

Go to PG&E’s website for additional details, if needed.
https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/current-outages/report-view-an-electric-outage/find-or-report-electric-outages.page

This press release was produced by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author’s own.