Update from PG&E As a powerful weather system moves out of Northern and Central California, PG&E crews have been working around the clock to restore service to customers and repair damage to electrical equipment throughout our service area. Since the storm hit on Wednesday, we’ve restored service to more than 400,000 customers throughout our service territory. We’ve dedicated 355 crews to the response effort—and are using contractors from Oregon, Washington and Southern California to aid in our efforts. As of 6 a.m. today, about 34,000 customers were still without power. Nearly all impacted customers are expected to have power by tonight. As the storm continues to roll through Central California today, crews will continue working to restore new outages as fast as possible, but this work could stretch into Saturday depending on the scope of the area impacted and the severity of the weather. As we work to restore power, safety is our top priority. Please follow these guidelines and share them with others: · Stay away from downed and low-hanging power lines. If you see a downed power line, call 911 and then notify PG&E at 1-800-743-5002. · Be aware of trees, pools of water and other objects that may be in contact with power lines. · During an outage, use battery-operated flashlights, and not candles, due to the risk of fire. If you must use candles, keep them away from drapes, lampshades, holiday trees and small children. Do not leave candles unattended. · Please use caution as you move from one location to another, whether on foot, public transportation or your own vehicle. Distraction levels are high during storm activity. You need to be on alert to prepare for the unexpected.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:03:07 +0000
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