PG&E says it has restored power to all customers

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Saturday that power has been restored to all customers affected by the shutoffs. About 738,000 customers were affected by the shutoffs which started earlier this week across large swaths of Northern and Central California.PG&E said crews had 50 confirmed cases of weather-related damage to its systems in impacted areas, and the company is working to address the repairs. The shutoffs are part of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff Program, which is designed to reduce the threat of wildfire that could be sparked by lines brought down in gusting winds.The utility said it decided to turn off power because of dry, hot and windy weather in the forecast, increasing the risk for the rapid spread of potential wildfires.At a news conference in Mather on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that “it's decisions that were not made that have led to this moment in PG&E’s history in the state of California.”“It is not conditions,” he added. “This is not, from my perspective, a climate change story as much as a story about greed and mismanagement over the course of decades.”PG&E CEO Bill Johnson talked Thursday evening about the issues the utility has faced with the widespread shutoffs."Our website crashed several times. Our maps are inconsistent, perhaps incorrect. Our call centers were overloaded. To put it simply, we were not adequately prepared to support the operational event, and this will improve," Johnson said.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Saturday that power has been restored to all customers affected by the shutoffs.

About 738,000 customers were affected by the shutoffs which started earlier this week across large swaths of Northern and Central California.


PG&E said crews had 50 confirmed cases of weather-related damage to its systems in impacted areas, and the company is working to address the repairs.

The shutoffs are part of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff Program, which is designed to reduce the threat of wildfire that could be sparked by lines brought down in gusting winds.

The utility said it decided to turn off power because of dry, hot and windy weather in the forecast, increasing the risk for the rapid spread of potential wildfires.

At a news conference in Mather on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that “it's decisions that were not made that have led to this moment in PG&E’s history in the state of California.”

“It is not conditions,” he added. “This is not, from my perspective, a climate change story as much as a story about greed and mismanagement over the course of decades.”

PG&E CEO Bill Johnson talked Thursday evening about the issues the utility has faced with the widespread shutoffs.

"Our website crashed several times. Our maps are inconsistent, perhaps incorrect. Our call centers were overloaded. To put it simply, we were not adequately prepared to support the operational event, and this will improve," Johnson said.