Looking like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and some other states & metro areas will enter the same downward spiral in years to come.
<Here's where PG&E blackouts will start Wednesday
By Alix Martichoux, SFGATE
Updated 12:33 pm PST, Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Planned outages were added for southern San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Planned outages were added for southern San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
The approximate area blackouts will occur in Marin County on Nov. 20, 2019.
The approximate area blackouts will occur in Marin County on Nov. 20, 2019.
The approximate area blackouts will occur on the Sonoma Coast on Nov. 20, 2019.
The approximate area blackouts will occur on the Sonoma Coast on Nov. 20, 2019.
Planned outages were added for southern San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Planned outages were added for southern San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Pacific Gas and Electric announced it would shut off power for the fourth time in two months to a wide swath of Northern California in another attempt to prevent wildfires from igniting.
This week's round of blackouts is set to affect 303,000 metered customers (or about 790,000 people if you consider each customer represents three people on average) in 25 counties.
These Public Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPS) are starting to feel like the new normal for some in PG&E's coverage area. Many were left without power for days at a time last month.
Alameda: 12,200 customers in Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro
Amador: 2,690 customers in Amador City, Drytown, Fiddletown, Plymouth, River Pines, Sutter Creek
Butte: 14,110 customers in Bangor, Berry Creek, Butte Meadows, Chico, Clipper Mills, Cohasset, Forbestown, Forest Ranch, Magalia, Oroville, Paradise, Stirling City
Colusa: 20 customers in Arbuckle, Williams
Contra Costa: 23,230 customers in Canyon, El Sobrante, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond
El Dorado: 38,570 customers in Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, El Dorado Hills, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Lotus, Mount Ankum, Pacific House, Pilot Hill, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rescue, Shingle Springs, Somerset, Twin Bridges
Glenn: 230 customers in Elk Creek
Lake: 13,370 customers in Clearlake, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Hopland, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Loch Lomond, Lower Lake, Middletown
Marin: 23,440 customers in Bolinas, Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Inverness, Lagunitas, Marshall, Mill Valley, Muir Beach, Nicasio, Novato, Olema, Point Reyes Station, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Rafael, Stinson Beach, Woodacre
Mendocino: 3,080 customers in Gualala, Hopland, Point Arena
Napa: 11,180 customers in Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Oakville, Pope Valley, Rutherford, Yountville
Nevada: 30,030 customers in Emigrant Gap, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Norden, North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Soda Springs, Washington
Placer: 12,440 customers in Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Dutch Flat, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Granite Bay, Lincoln, Meadow Vista, Weimar
Plumas: 780 customers in Belden, La Porte, Quincy, Story
San Mateo: 70 customers in Pescadero, unincorporated areas
Santa Clara: 2,978 customers in Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Redwood Estates
Santa Cruz: 36,164 customers in Aptos, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Capitola, Davenport, Felton, Mount Hermon, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Watsonville
Shasta: 21,720 customers in Anderson, Bella Vista, Big Bend, Cottonwood, French Gulch, Igo, Lakehead, Manton, Millville, Montgomery Creek, Oak Run, Palo Cedro, Platina, Round Mountain, Shasta, Shingletown, Whitmore
Sierra: 1,160 customers in Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, North San Juan, Sierra City
Solano: 1,970 customers in Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville
Sonoma: 39,940 customers in Annapolis, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Calistoga, Cazadero, Cloverdale, Duncans Mills, Forestville, Geyserville, Glen Ellen, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Jenner, Kenwood, Monte Rio, Penngrove, Rio Nido, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Sea Ranch, Stewarts Point, Villa Grande, Windsor
Tehama: 9,530 customers in Cottonwood, Flournoy, Manton, Mill Creek, Mineral, Paskenta, Paynes Creek, Red Bluff
Trinity: 50 customers in unincorporated areas of Trinity
Yolo: 400 customers in Brooks, Guinda, Rumsey
Yuba: 3,940 customers in Bangor, Browns Valley, Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Forbestown, Marysville, Oregon House, Rackerby, Strawberry Valley
To find out if your address will be impacted, PG&E suggests using its address lookup tool on its website.
PG&E meteorologists anticipate high winds will move into Northern California early Wednesday morning and clear out by Thursday mid-morning. At that point, PG&E workers can start inspecting power lines and, in cases where there's no damage, start turning the power back on within 24 to 48 hours.
The shut-offs will likely happen in phases, depending on the forecast. The hour-by-hour timing of the shut-offs has not yet been announced by PG&E.
Some local agencies are informing residents when they anticipate to lose power in the case of a PSPS. For example, Contra Costa County said if the forecast holds, the power will start shutting off at 1 p.m. Wednesday. If you live in an area currently on watch for a PSPS, sign up for Nixle alerts and check your local agencies' social media channels for more precise information as it becomes available.>
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