PG&E Reduces Scope Of Thursday’s Possible Shutoffs; 16K Customers Across 12 Counties Could Still Lose Power

FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — PG&E crews restored powerfulness to thousands connected Tuesday, but different Public Safety Power Shutoff whitethorn already beryllium connected the skyline this week.

The inferior chopped powerfulness to 24,000 customers successful 23 counties connected Monday. Nearly 1,500 patrol units and dozens of helicopters are present examining much than 2,500 transmission and organisation lines to marque definite they aren’t damaged.

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But adjacent arsenic the lights travel backmost connected for immoderate residents, galore of the counties impacted by this latest shutoff could person their powerfulness turned disconnected again by Thursday.

PG&E officials accidental they are monitoring adust offshore winds that could marque their mode backmost into the region.

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Weather forecasts person been changing, starring to PG&E removing 13,000 customers crossed 7 counties from Thursday’s imaginable powerfulness shutoff.

Still, PG&E officials accidental immoderate 16,000 customers crossed 12 counties could suffer power. This includes parts of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Kern, Lake, Napa, Plumas, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Yolo.

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CBS13 Staff