California Power Shutdown October 2019
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California power shutdown october 2019. A hurricane watcher s guide to the latest track and model forecasts. James cooke is shown buying water bottles along with propane tanks and batteries at a ace hardware store as he prepares for a possible power shutdown in los gatos calif on oct. View the map as of. Two california utilities said they may cut power to more than 900 000 customers for days starting after midnight wednesday morning because of dry winds that could down power lines and cause fires.
This storm tracker contains data from 1851. Oakland california october 8. Oakland california october 8. A flock of birds rest on power lines in oakland calif on tuesday oct.
Pg e announced a power shutdown that will affect nearly 800 000 customers due. California on october 9 2019. October 9 2019 2 27 am cbs news pg e begins power outage in california california s largest utility company planned to cut off power to as many as 800 000 customers on wednesday to prevent. Audrey cooper audreycoopersf october 11 2019 gov.
California power shutoff october 2019 last update. Air quality index aqi forecasts and current conditions. The 2019 california power shutoffs known as public safety power shutoff psps events were massive preemptive power shutoffs that occurred in approximately 30 counties in northern california and several areas in southern california from october 9 to november 1 2019 by pacific gas and electric company pg e southern california edison sce and san diego gas electric sdg e. Michael wara of the stanford woods institute for the environment estimated that the economic cost of the power shutdown could reach 2 5 billion.
Meanwhile edison international s southern california edison utility said it was weighing cutting power to 106 000 homes and businesses most of them in the mountains east of los angeles.