PG&E is monitoring a weather pattern that could lead to proactive power shut offs in small portions of 15 counties

UPDATE: 6 p.m., Friday, May. 15

PG&E is monitoring a weather pattern that could lead to proactive power shut offs in small portions of 15 counties in the North Bay, East Bay, North Coast, and West of Sacramento Valley regions to reduce wildfire risk. The potential weather pattern is forecasted to enter our service area on Sunday morning and could persist through Monday.  This would be the first PSPS of 2026.

Given the high temperature, high wind forecast and dry vegetation conditions, PG&E began sending advanced notifications on Friday afternoon to customers in targeted areas where Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) could occur. The determination whether to proactively shut off power, as well as locations outage durations, will depend on the weather.    

The potential PSPS event could affect approximately 7,382 customers in parts of 15 counties.   

• Alameda: 72 customers, 3 Medical Baseline
• Colusa: 779 customers, 39 Medical Baseline
• Contra Costa: 409 customers, 30 Medical Baseline
• Fresno: 368 customers, 0 Medical Baseline
• Glenn: 971 customers, 31 Medical Baseline
• Lake: 7 customers, 0 Medical Baseline
• Merced: 77 customers, 1 Medical Baseline
• Napa: 16 customers, 0 Medical Baseline
• San Benito: 203 customers, 6 Medical Baseline
• San Joaquin: 2,967 customers, 73 Medical Baseline
• Solano: 194 customers, 15 Medical Baseline
• Sonoma: 7 customers, 0 Medical Baseline
• Stanislaus: 164 customers, 1 Medical Baseline
• Tehama: 1,129 customers, 97 Medical Baseline
• Yolo: 19 customers, 0 Medical Baseline

Support for impacted customers  

PG&E will work with local officials to open Community Resource Centers in heavily affected counties. Searchable information on CRC locations will be available online at PG&E’s Outage Center.

During a PSPS, Community Resource Centers offer community members access to resources, including:  

• A safe, climate-controlled location to meet their basic power needs, such as charging medical equipment and electronic devices  
• Up-to-date information about the PSPS  
• Water, snacks, blankets, ADA-accessible restrooms and other essential items to reduce hardships to our customers 
• Grab-and-go bags with essential items such as water, snacks, and a PSPS information card with additional PSPS resources including where to find estimated restoration times. 

More information on PSPS  

PG&E initiates PSPS when the fire-weather forecast is severe enough that people’s safety, lives, homes and businesses may be in danger of wildfires. Our overarching goal is to stop catastrophic wildfires by proactively turning off power in targeted areas when extreme weather threatens our electric grid.  

Customers can look up their address online to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at pge.com/pspsupdates.