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    Potential Early Monday PSPS Event  144  0 Kommentare Forecasted High Winds and Dry Conditions Mean PG&E Might Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Targeted Portions of 15 Counties and Five Tribal Communities - Seite 2

    Potentially Affected Customers

    Here is a list of customers by county who could be potentially affected by this PSPS event.

    • Alpine County: 574 customers, 7 Medical Baseline customers
    • Amador County: 9,573 customers, 764 Medical Baseline customers
    • Calaveras County: 10,759 customers, 440 Medical Baseline customers
    • El Dorado County: 35,732 customers, 2,555 Medical Baseline customers
    • Fresno County: 1,292 customers, 74 Medical Baseline customers
    • Lake County: 1,223 customers, 67 Medical Baseline customers
    • Monterey County: 333 customers, 7 Medical Baseline customers
    • Napa County: 6,780 customers, 218 Medical Baseline customers
    • Nevada County: 25,938 customers, 1,509 Medical Baseline customers
    • Placer County: 24,918 customers, 1,586 Medical Baseline customers
    • Sierra County: 1,099 customers, 23 Medical Baseline customers
    • Sonoma County: 1,797 customers, 61 Medical Baseline customers
    • Tulare County: 276 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
    • Tuolumne County: 10,114 customers, 573 Medical Baseline customers
    • Yuba County: 312 customers, 40 Medical Baseline customers
    • Total: 130,722 customers, 7,928 Medical Baseline customers

    *The following Tribal Community counts are included within the County level detail above.

    • Dry Creek Rancheria Tribal community: 8 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
    • Jackson Rancheria Tribal community: 28 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
    • Middletown Rancheria Tribal community: 8 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
    • Shingle Springs Rancheria Tribal community: 49 customers, 2 Medical Baseline customers
    • Tuolumne Tribal community: 100 customers, 5 Medical Baseline customers

    Why PG&E Calls a PSPS Event

    When extreme weather conditions are forecasted, PG&E considers proactively turning off power for safety, as such weather conditions increase the potential for damage and hazards to PG&E’s electric infrastructure, which could cause sparks if lines are energized. These conditions also increase the potential for rapid fire spread.

    State officials classify more than half of PG&E’s 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California as having a high fire threat, given dry grasses and the high volume of dead and dying trees. The state’s high-risk areas have tripled in size over the last seven years.

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    Potential Early Monday PSPS Event Forecasted High Winds and Dry Conditions Mean PG&E Might Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Targeted Portions of 15 Counties and Five Tribal Communities - Seite 2 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has notified customers in targeted portions of 15 counties and five tribal communities about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) starting early Monday morning (Dec. 7). Dry conditions combined with …