Public Safety Power Shutoff Pg&e. Could shut off power to 130,000 customers early monday to reduce the risk of sparking wildfires amid dry conditions and high winds, the utility said. Here are 10 facts about this psps.
This type of power outage is called a public safety power shutoff, or psps. Any other preferences related to the receipt of email messages from pg&e can be managed within your account on pge.com. Pg&e says it has notified customers in 15 counties and five tribal communities about a potential public safety power shutoff (psps) starting early monday morning on december 7.
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As of friday evening, the public safety power shutoff, or psps, was expected to affect customers in targeted portions of alpine, amador, calaveras, el dorado, fresno, lake, monterey, napa, nevada, placer, sierra, sonoma, tulare, tuolumne and yuba counties, as well as five tribal communities, pg&e said in a news release. In order to reduce the risk of wild fires, energy companies like pg&e will turn off power in certain areas during times of extreme fire danger. As of friday evening, the public safety power shutoff, or psps, was expected to affect customers in targeted portions of alpine, amador, calaveras, el dorado, fresno, lake, monterey, napa, nevada, placer, sierra, sonoma, tulare, tuolumne and yuba counties, as well as five tribal communities, pg&e said in a news release. Scroll down for info about what to do before, during, and after a psps.