PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff May Affect About 70,000 Customers From Wednesday Evening

California media reported that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has warned of a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff from Wednesday evening, October 14, through Saturday afternoon, affecting about 70,000 customers across 29 counties to reduce wildfire risk. More than 4,700 homes in Alameda County are within the possible shutoff map, mostly in the Berkeley Hills, and the UC Berkeley campus is also shown on the map. PG&E said final decisions depend on wind and humidity conditions.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 加州输电线路与铁塔日落实景。图片来源:Wikimedia Commons,Eric Sonstroem from California, USA 摄,CC BY 2.0 授权
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