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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – PG & E Wednesday, May 14th, 2011 at 9:00 pm.
The utilities company also shut off in October amidst similar high fire danger conditions; they have six out of six counties, affecting nearly 42,000 customers.
"Said Pat Hogan, senior vice president of Electric Operations," We know how much our customers rely on these customers and their families.
"We will only look at last summer weather conditions."
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for the area that will be present on Thursday.
Some factors that PG & E focuses on when deciding whether or not to reduce power, low humidity levels, critically dry vegetation and on-the-ground observations.
The weather conditions may change.
PG & E initiating voicemails, texts and emails to customers alerting them to the potential power outages.
The nine counties that may be affected are: Butte, Lake, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Sonoma and Yuba.
The company's meteorologists will continue to monitor the weather conditions starting Thursday night. As additional weather reports become available, PG & E will make further decisions on which areas will lose power.
California Public Utilities Commission's High Fire-Threat District map.
They can also visit their homepage.
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