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California wildfire-related power shutoffs

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In late September, Southern California Edison implemented a public safety power shutoff in Santa Barbara County, affecting more than 2,000 customers from Carpinteria through Gaviota. The utility cited heightened wildfire risks caused by dry vegetation, low humidity, and high winds. By early October, PG&E Corp. issued warnings for potential power shutoffs across 17 counties in Central and Northern California. The utility prepared to potentially cut electricity to approximately 12,200 customers between October 9 and October 12 to mitigate wildfire risks driven by strong westerly and north winds. Forecasts indicated gusts between 30 and 45 mph, potentially reaching 55 mph in the Northern Sierra. On October 14, PG&E expanded its warnings, stating that up to 70,000 customers across 29 counties could face potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs due to forecasted Diablo winds. These warm, dry offshore winds were expected to peak on a Thursday, creating conditions conducive to wildfire ignition. In Alameda County alone, approximately 4,705 customers may face outages, with significant concentrations in the Berkeley Hills, neighborhoods near Tilden Regional Park, and the main campus of UC Berkeley. If implemented, these outages were projected to begin early Thursday and could last until Friday afternoon or Saturday. As the wind event progressed, PG&E updated its warning to include approximately 88,000 customers across 29 counties. The utility is monitoring monitored dry offshore winds, including Diablo winds, characterized by high speeds, low humidity, and warm temperatures, expected to persist from Wednesday through Saturday. At-risk regions include the North To support those impacted, PG&E opened over 40 Community Resource Centers across 23 counties, providing amenities such as Wi-Fi, device charging, water, and East Bay, snacks. By Friday, October 16, PG&E began restoring electricity to thousands of customers across the Central Coast, Bay Area as offshore winds subsided and the Sierra foothills, with specific impacts possible weather conditions improved. While Solano County reported all outages were resolved, several thousand outages remained in Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties. In the Central Valley, thousands Sonoma counties as of customers in Fresno, Madera, Friday afternoon. Although a red flag warning expired on Friday, forecasters noted moderate heat and Tulare counties may also be affected. hot conditions were expected to persist through Saturday.

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  1. 2026-10-17 01:32 UTC California wildfire-related power shutoffs
  2. 2026-10-14 22:13 UTC California wildfire-related power shutoffs
  3. 2026-10-14 03:41 UTC California wildfire-related power shutoffs
  4. 2026-10-09 19:53 UTC California wildfire-related power shutoffs

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