The first wave of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff is well under way with approximately 500,000 customers without power across Northern California. The company has taken to social media to update the unfolding outage. The second wave of outages was expected to hit several Bay Area counties on Wednesday, October 9 at 12pm, but at 12:29pm the company tweeted that the shutoff would begin “later this afternoon and into early evening”. It is possible that the PSPS could last several days in some areas. A third wave is expected to hit Kern County around 4pm on Thursday, October 10. Below is a list of counties affected by the extended power outage:
#PSPS: Early this morning, PG&E turned off power for safety to counties in phase one (approx. 500k customers). That phase is complete. If you still have power IN THESE COUNTIES (see graphic) you will not lose power due to a PSPS. pic.twitter.com/mzlVmdTXhk
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 9, 2019
#PSPS: Additional proactive shutoffs for safety will begin later this afternoon and into early evening in portions of these counties (see table). This phase of the safety shutoff also includes some parts of Mendocino and Calaveras not turned off this morning. pic.twitter.com/DMFltsMoEZ
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 9, 2019
Stay tuned to KGO for continued updates throughout the entirety of the power outage.