Some Bay Area customers may get power shut off due to upcoming heat wave: PG&E - KRON4

Some Bay Area customers may get power shut off due to upcoming heat wave: PG&E | KRON4

( KRON) — An upcoming heat wave is about to hit the Bay Area. The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Warning for mostly inland areas and the North Bay (see map below). According to the NWS, some areas are expected to be in the upper 90s to 110 degrees.

A potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) was issued as some Bay Area customers may have their power shut off as early as Tuesday morning, PG&E said in a press release.

The eight counties affected are primarily farther north outside the Bay Area, but PG&E said Napa and Solano residents should be aware of a potential power shutoff.

PG&E did not specify when the shutoffs, if any, would happen but warned it would be between early Tuesday morning and “could last” through Wednesday.

PG&E: Potentially Affected Countries and Customer Numbers
Colusa 550 Glenn 361 Lake 49 Napa 9 Shasta 8,888 Solano 96 Tehama 1,855 Yolo 204

PG&E “may need to proactively turn power off for safety to reduce the risk of wildfire from energized powerlines,” the agency said. In total, about 12,000 customers are affected across eight counties and two tribal governments.

NWS’s Excessive Heat Warning will last from Tuesday morning through Friday evening.

An Excessive Heat Warning, according to the NWS, means there is a “high to very high risk” of health-related impacts due to heat for most residents. San Francisco and the Peninsula are among the places under a Heat Advisory — meaning temperatures are going to be in the lower 80s to mid 90s.

The PSPS is a temporary power outage PG&E does to prevent wildfires, according to PG&E.