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PG&E Urges Customers to Prepare as Planned Public Safety Power Shutoff Approaches

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PG&E Urges Customers to Prepare as Planned Public Safety Power Shutoff Approaches Approximately 88,000 Customers in 29 Counties Are Being Notified of the Shutoff, and Provided Resources for Information and Support

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to closely monitor a statewide fire weather system that could require a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event beginning Wednesday evening, October 14. Approximately 88,000 customers across 29 counties are currently in scope for the event. Customers have received multiple notices, and PG&E will notify customers again within four hours of their planned power shutoff.

Stay Safe and Prepare Now

PG&E encourages customers who have been notified to prepare themselves, their families and their homes for extended outages by:

Customers can check whether their address is currently in scope and get the latest PSPS information at pge.com/PSPSupdates.

Support Is Available

Customers who may need additional support should contact 211 now. Assistance is available before, during and after an outage, including support for customers who rely on power for medical needs or have other needs. Customers can call 211, text "PSPS" to 211 or visit 211.org to get connected with available resources.

PG&E is also planning to open more than 40 Community Resource Centers across 25 counties during the potential PSPS event. The centers offer ADA-accessible restrooms, device charging, Wi-Fi, blankets, air conditioning, bottled water, snacks and other supplies. Customers can find the nearest location through the PG&E Outage Center – Ways We Can Help.

Support for Medical Baseline Customers

Approximately 5,500 Medical Baseline customers are included in the current scope. When possible, PG&E employees will conduct individual in-person visits to Medical Baseline customers who do not verify that they have received important safety communications, with a primary focus on customers who rely on electricity for critical life-sustaining equipment.

Potentially Affected Counties

Approximately 88,000 customers in 29 counties, including approximately 5,500 Medical Baseline customers, and six Tribes may be impacted by the potential PSPS.

County

Estimated Customers

Impacted

Estimated Medical Baseline

Impacted

ALAMEDA

4705

213

ALPINE

660

9

AMADOR

4557

401

BUTTE

3097

255

CALAVERAS

10793

554

CONTRA COSTA

1605

92

EL DORADO

8757

722

FRESNO

3010

217

KERN

1117

48

LAKE

3601

344

LASSEN

88

5

MADERA

7273

545

MARIPOSA

1326

61

MENDOCINO

778

54

NAPA

3027

138

NEVADA

2137

82

PLACER

5306

379

PLUMAS

706

30

SAN LUIS OBISPO

8771

353

SANTA BARBARA

1100

26

SHASTA

3019

296

SIERRA

1149

46

SOLANO

30

1

SONOMA

2041

79

TEHAMA

835

60

TULARE

312

10

TUOLUMNE

7248

402

YOLO

8

0

YUBA

419

46

Tribe

Estimated Customers

Impacted

Estimated Medical Baseline

Impacted

BIG SANDY RANCHERIA

59

2

GUIDIVILLE RANCHERIA

3

0

MOORETOWN RANCHERIA

4

1

NORTH FORK RANCHERIA

25

1

PIT RIVER TRIBES

6

0

TUOLUMNE RANCHERIA

106

6

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. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.

SOURCE Pacific Gas and Electric Company