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The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning customers in parts of Northern California that it may shut off the power to lower the risk of fires this weekend because of dry conditions and expected dry winds.

PG&E said it will likely shut off power in parts of San Joaquin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Merced and San Benito counties starting Saturday
around 11 a.m. or noon. The shutoffs would last until around 11 a.m. or noon
on Sunday.

PG&E initially said some Stanislaus County residents may be included, but
they are now off the list as of 9:40 p.m. Friday.

The PSPS program is designed to lower the risk of PG&E’s equipment sparking fires that could spread during dry and windy conditions.

“Meteorology is tracking [the] potential for stronger than normal westerly winds to develop Saturday afternoon and evening through coastal gaps and
passes and over terrain adjacent to the west Central Valley such as the Altamont Pass and San Luis Reservoir area,” PG&E said. “High-resolution models show potential wind gusts in localized areas near 50 mph. There may
be a few critical hours Saturday afternoon with gusty winds and low relative humidity before humidity recovers during the evening and overnight Saturday into Sunday.”

See below for a map of the areas that are likely to be impacted this
weekend.

PG&E POWER SHUTOFFS
PG&E has provided a map of areas potentially affected by a PSPS. Zoom in to
see if your home or business could be affected by the public safety power shutoffs in the map below:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer? mid=1nCT4Lwguq7ql7F429ghKk_5Y1znZubg&femb=1&ll=37.214509233322104%2C- 121.304768&z=9

ESTIMATED TIMELINE
FOR POWER SHUTOFFS
PG&E provided a timeline for when impacted parts of counties could see
public safety power shutoffs and when power could be restored. See the
timeline below:
Search
County Cities Impacted Estimated shutoff start date Estimated shutoff
start time Estimated restoration date Estimated restoration time
Estimated customers impacted Medical Baseline Customers Customers Restored
Alameda 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 12:00PM 163
7 To Be Announced
Contra Costa 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 12:00PM 328 17 To Be Announced
Fresno 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 12:00PM 3
To Be Announced To Be Announced
Merced 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 11:00AM 50
1 To Be Announced
San Benito 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 12:00PM 193 1 To Be Announced
San Joaquin 7/20/2024 11:00AM-12:00PM 7/21/2024 12:00PM 109 1 To Be Announced

https://www.kcra.com/article/pgande-california-public-safety-power- shutoffs-saturday/61650009

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