Thousands Of Californians Without Power As Utilities Take Preemptive Steps To Prevent Wildfires

California utilities have shut off the power supply to thousands of customers statewide to prevent the ignition of wildfires amid powerful dry winds. According to an update by PG&E Corp, 7,000 ... Read More

Power Cut To Hundreds Of Thousands In California To Prevent Wildfires: 'This Is A Last Resort' - News 9

Hundreds of thousands of people in California could be without power for days in the largest public-safety outage in the state's history. Read More

Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires

Pacific Gas and Electric cut power starting Wednesday evening to more than 45,000 customers — about 100,000 people — mainly in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the San Francisco Bay Area. Read More

Harry and Meghan could have power cut off amid California wildfires - MSN

Power may be shut off during a PSPS to prevent wildfires.' It adds: 'Increased fire risk conditions are expected in this area from 1/7/2025 – 6pm PST to 1/8/2025 – 9am PST. Read More

Major Utility Provider Cuts Thousands Of Customers’ Power To Prevent Wildfires From Breaking Out - IJR

A major utility provider cut power in certain areas of California on Tuesday morning to address wildfire risks. “Early Tuesday morning, PG&E shut off power for safety for approximately 2,000 ... Read More

California heat wave: No rolling blackouts but thousands without power

The state issued its eigth consecutive day with a "flex alert" Wednesday, requesting residents and businesses to conserve power between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. to prevent against any blackouts. Read More

Southern California wildfires: Power cut for thousands as winds rise - Ventura County Star

Southern California Edison shut off power for thousands of Ventura County residents and businesses Monday as Santa Ana winds whipped through the region and the utility company sought to limit the ... Read More

Wildfires latest: Hundreds of thousands without power as wildfires tear across California - Dayton Daily News

Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force on Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Read More

Nursing Homes Are Left in the Dark as More Utilities Cut Power To Prevent Wildfires - California Healthline

When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted ... Read More

Burying power lines could help prevent California wildfires. Who should pay for it? : NPR

PG&E, whose equipment started some of California's deadliest fires, proposes burying power lines in some areas. Local regulators have pushed back, citing costs. (Story aired on ATC on Nov. 1, 2023.) ... Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100M for fire prevention before deadly wildfires: report - New York Post

Embattled California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed funding earmarked for fighting wildfires by more than $100 million this fiscal year, a review of the state’s budget found. The lefty pol’s fiscal ... Read More