As of 4:30 am Friday, here is a look at the PG&E outage map around Contra Costa County, including the public safety power shutoff.
PG&E says power is off to approximently 1,216 customers — 259 were unplanned. The affected areas include:
- City of Antioch – 4
- City of Clayton – 20
- City of Pittsburg – 1
- City of San Ramon – 259
- Unincorprated – 932
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the East Bay from 11:00 pm Friday through 8:00 am Saturday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect through 5:00 pm Saturday for the Bay Area.
According to PG&E, Public Safety Power Shutoffs occur to help prevent wildfires and keep you safe. This occurs during severe weather, such as high winds, can cause trees or debris to damage equipment. If there is dry vegetation, this could lead to a wildfire. That’s why we may need to turn power off to keep you safe. This temporary outage is called a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).
PSPS when severe weather may put you at risk of wildfires:
- Low humidity
- Forecasted high winds
- Dry material on the ground
- Vegetation near powerlines
Learn about weather monitoring
High wildfire risk areas
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has sorted regions according to their wildfire risk.
Homes and businesses in Tiers 2 and 3 wildfire risk areas are more likely to experience a PSPS.
- Tier 2: An area where there is an elevated risk of wildfire.
- Tier 3: An area where there is an extreme risk of wildfire.
View the CPUC map and learn more about high fire-threat areas,
PSPS Stage | What happens? | When it happens |
---|---|---|
Severe weather forecasted |
Weather specialists forecast potential severe weather |
Up to a week before power is turned off |
First watch notification (outages likely) |
We notify you if your address may be affected by a PSPS |
Up to two days before power is turned off |
Second watch notification (outages likely) |
We update you on the potential PSPS |
Up to one day before power is turned off |
PSPS delayed |
We notify you that power is on but you are still at risk of having power turned off |
If we experience changes to the forecasted weather, resulting in delaying power being turned off |
PSPS cancelled |
We notify you that the PSPS has been cancelled and your power will not be turned off |
If we experience changes to the forecasted weather and no longer need to turn off power |
Warning notifications (outages required) |
We notify you if your address will be affected by a PSPS |
One to four hours before power is turned off |
Power is turned off |
We notify you that power has been turned off to prevent wildfires |
Once power is turned off |
Estimated restoration notification |
We provide updates if there’s a change to our estimated time of restoration |
If we experience changes in our restoration estimates |
Weather “all-clear” notification |
We notify you that we are inspecting powerlines and provide restoration estimates |
After severe weather has passed |
Power is restored |
We notify you when power has been restored |
Once power has been restored |