PG&E Monitoring Weather That Could Prompt Targeted Power Shutoffs This Week in Eight Counties

PG&E is monitoring a weather pattern that could lead to targeted power shutoffs for about 5,000 customers in portions of eight counties in the North Bay, North Coast, and Western Sacramento Valley regions to reduce wildfire risk. The potential weather pattern is forecasted to enter our service area on Wednesday morning and could persist through Thursday.  This would be the second Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) of 2026.

Given the high temperature, high wind forecast, and dry vegetation conditions, PG&E will send advanced notifications on Monday evening to customers in targeted areas where PSPS could occur. The determination of whether to proactively shut off power, as well as locations of outage durations, will depend on the weather.    

The potential PSPS event could affect 4,940 customers in parts of eight counties and two tribal areas. The potentially impacted counties are Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama and Yolo. The Federally recognized Tribes that may be impacted are Cortina Rancheria and Grindstone Rancheria. 

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  

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