2 days Ago By By Pacific Gas and Electric Company
OAKLAND, Calif. , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the first significant storm of the season, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has mobilized crews and resources in key regions to respond to potential storm-related damage and power outages and is opening its Emergency Operations Center in Vacaville to assist in the coordination of storm response and restoration efforts.
According to PG&E Meteorologist Scott Strenfel, an atmospheric river event will arrive today and unfold over the next several days delivering prolonged heavy rain and winds to the North Bay, Sacramento Valley, Sierra, and Bay Area regions. The adverse weather will also impact the southern part of the service area and last through the latter part of Friday. PG&E's meteorologists are utilizing machine learning outage models to forecast areas of concentrated outages so crews can be pre-positioned to restore power.
"We expect the first strong storm of the season to bring some much-needed relief after months of drought and wildfire conditions. If a power outage occurs, we are ready to safely restore power as quickly as possible to our hometowns and customers," said Peter Kenny , PG&E Senior Vice President, Electric Operations. The company is using its storm outage prediction models that help determine the potential timing, location, and number of power outages to pre-position storm response resources including, electric crews, troublemen, distribution line technicians, system inspectors who serve as the utility's first responders, along with personnel who will monitor electric incidents for public safety.
PG&E is also prestaging power poles, powerlines, transformers, and other electric equipment at yards throughout its service area to restore power to affected areas safely and as quickly as possible. Keeping Customers Informed If an outage does occur, PG&E customers can find real-time updates via the online outage center , including status updates the assessments, repair and estimated time of restoration. Renters and others without a PG&E account may also use this portal to sign up for outage notifications by text, email, or phone.
Storm Safety Tips As PG&E follows its plan to prepare for the storm, customers are urged to prepare their families as well. Other tips can be found at: Safety and Preparedness , Storm Safety , and Safety Action Center . About PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation ( NYSE:PCG ), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California .
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