28,000 PG&E Customers Still Without Power In Placer, El Dorado, and Nevada Counties

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Crews were capable to reconstruct powerfulness to respective 1000 customers past night, however, 28,000 customers inactive stay successful the dark.

These remaining customers reside betwixt El Dorado, Placer, and Nevada with astir of the customers successful Nevada County.

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“We are seeing a batch of damaged electrical instrumentality owed to the snowfall and hundreds of fallen trees. For example, we person assessed much than 10,000 locations and person identified much than 2,100 successful request of repairs successful those 3 counties. More than 900 of those locations are successful Placer County, 840 successful Nevada County, and 300 successful El Dorado County. We proceed to marque repairs and reconstruct powerfulness utilizing helicopters, “Sno-Cats” and snowshoeing (on foot),” said PG&E.

Additionally, immoderate 500 poles request to beryllium replaced to support powerfulness lines earlier powerfulness tin instrumentality to normal.

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PG&E said that they person partnered with immoderate nutrient banks to supply nutrient and structure to those affected by the powerfulness outage. Also, PG&E partnered with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers who are implementing the Disability Disaster Access & Resource (DDAR) program.

“FREED, an autarkic surviving halfway isolated of the DDAR programme whitethorn beryllium capable to supply customers with disabilities, autarkic surviving needs, and older adults with hotels, transportations and acquisition cards for generators. Customers successful Nevada, Placer and El Dorado counties who would similar to petition specified enactment tin telephone PG&E at 1-800-743-5000 and PG&E volition nonstop a referral to FREED.”

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CBS13 Staff