On Saturday morning, PG&E says the timing for today’s Power Shutoff has been moved up to 5:00 pm for Contra Costa County. This was confirmed by the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District.
More than 48,000 in Contra Costa County will be impacted. To see if you are impacted: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2ad9142ae6e943ed81e22f347398840c
PG&E address lookup: https://psps.ss.pge.com
1:15 pm Update
very fluid, updated maps showing very little of East County to be impacted. Shutoff was originally pushed up to 5:00 pm, now being pushed back to 9:00 pm if not closer to midnight. Will update later this evening.
4:30 pm Update
Per PG&E: Below are the estimated de-energization times and may change (earlier or later) dependent on weather.
| PHASE | TIME/DATE | COUNTIES |
| 1 | 4 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 | Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra, Shasta, Tehama, Yuba |
| 2 | 5 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 | Colusa, Marin, Mendocino (south), Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo |
| 3 | Midnight Sunday, Oct. 26 | Alpine, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne |
| 4 | 8 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 | Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus |
| 5 | 8 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 | Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino (north), Siskiyou, Trinity |
| 6 | 9 P.M. Sunday, Oct. 27 | Kern |
UPDATE: Potential PSPS Impact Zone Expands by 90,000 Customers
Total Projected Impact Now 940,000 Customer Across 36 Counties
Beginning Saturday Afternoon Customers Encouraged to Use Online Address Look-up Tool to Confirm If They Will Be Impacted
Historic Wind Event Forecast to Cause Dangerous Conditions Until Midday Monday
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Due to weather forecasts indicating potential for a historic wind event this weekend, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting approximately 940,000 customers—an increase of about 90,000 from previous estimates—in portions of 36 counties. Widespread dry, hot and windy weather is expected to begin impacting the service area today between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. and through midday Monday.
As this weather system sweeps from north to south over a period of two to three days, PG&E customers across Northern and Central California will feel the effects of hot, dry winds at different times, which means outage times will vary as well.
Customers are encouraged to visit www.pge.com/eventmaps and use the address look up tool to confirm if they will be impacted by this PSPS event.
Original Info:
Brentwood, CA — East Contra Costa Fire Protection District received the following notification; PG&E has confirmed there will be Public Safety Power Shutoffs throughout Contra Costa County in anticipation of the Red Flag High Wind event starting Saturday October 26th in the evening and is expected to continue through Monday October 28th at 2 PM.
Power will not begin to be restored until after the end of the weather event. Refer to map and links below to see if you are in the affected areas.
All questions, contact info, and the latest information related to PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs need to be directed to PG&E. https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/publicsafety-event.page.
According to Steve Aubert, ECCFPD public information officer, they are attempting to make as many tips available to the public and provide resources.
“The District is trying to get the community resources to know what to expect and be prepared and we are attempting to up-staff as many people as possible,” said Aubert. “The county has also implemented a county strike team to assist in areas where they are needed.”
Aurbert says a good section of Brentwood, along with a small sliver on Bethel Island, along with the area long Delta Road from Brentwood to Knightsen will be impacted. A portion of Discovery Bay will be impacted along with Marsh Creek Road and Morgan Territory.
He cautioned that PG&E believes this will be a bigger event than a few years ago in terms of wind experienced a few years ago.
The fire district has also provided some tips:
- Create a safety plan for all members of your family, including pets. A Public Safety Power Shutoff can happen at any time of day or night, due to changing weather conditions.
- Prepare an emergency supply kit. Include enough water and nonperishable food to last your household one week. Be sure to refresh your kit once a year.
- Determine if your landline will work during an outage. Keep a mobile phone as backup.
- Keep mobile phones and other devices charged.
- If you have a generator, make sure it’s ready to operate safely.
- Have flashlights available for your household. Avoid using candles.
- Have a battery-powered or crank radio.
- Stock up on the right batteries for items you rely on. Include two extra sets in various sizes.
- Keep cash on hand and a full tank of gas. ATMs and gas stations may not be available during an outage.
- Learn how to manually open your garage or any other door that
2 comments
Are these people still drawing straws. They don’t have a clue what they’re doing do they? What a joke. Got the whole state guessing with disruption. Just fix the grid instead of padding pockets. Crooks
It’s funny and sad how people don’t care about worldly problems until it affects them. A saying like “power to the people” has been a powerful chant for decades, yet scoffed at by people who didn’t identify with such a message. Now that the power outages are affecting such a diverse population, now more than ever we need to give the power to the people and out of the hands of the monopoly that is PG&E. The times of these giants and their lob sided wealth and power are becoming obsolete.
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