Parts of the Central Valley will likely be without power this weekend because of high winds in the forecast.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced that it may turn off the power in over a dozen counties as part of its public safety shutoff protections.
The big picture: PG&E sent out an alert to customers saying many counties will have areas that will require shutoffs through Saturday.
- Central Valley counties that will require shutoffs due to high winds and dry conditions are Fresno, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
- PG&E expects shutoffs to remain possible on Sunday but does not expect them.
Zoom in: The actual areas affected by the shutoffs vary from county to county, ranging from less than 20 customers in Fresno County to nearly 1,000 in San Joaquin County.
- According to PG&E, 17 customers in Fresno County, 55 in Merced County, 985 in San Joaquin County and 147 in Stanislaus County will likely have their power shut off.
PG&E’s power outage map can be viewed here, and the utility’s seven-day public safety power shutoff forecast can be viewed here.
