PG&E Today, June 2, PG&E conducted pre-inspection helicopter flights in Humboldt County to improve its Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program events for our customers and communities. Flights will continue tomorrow, June 3 as well. PG&E is flying a Bell 407 helicopter along electric distribution lines located along the North Coast. The pre-PSPS flights are…
PG&E girds grid, warns customers of coming power shutoffs
Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – With temperatures and power consumption soaring across the state, PG&E held a YouTube briefing Monday night on planned Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. Areas in Humboldt, including Arcata and Blue Lake, are among those that will be affected beginning Tuesday at midnight, with power restoration predicted for Wednesday at…
PG&E watching for wildfires via weather stations, HD cams
PG&E news release PG&E Adds More Weather Stations and High-Definition Cameras to Monitor Wildfire Conditions More than 600 weather stations, 130 HD cameras now installed across Northern and Central California SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— As part of its Community Wildfire Safety Program (CWSP), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has now installed more than 600 weather stations…
Bohn says no more power shutoffs in 2020
Supervisor Mike Wilson said county residents were led to believe a “mythology” that power generation could be locally isolated in a so-called energy island. “I think there were many people within PG&E who were just as shocked as we were that the larger bureaucracy just didn’t perform in the way that they thought it would,” he continued.
PSPS update: Arcata, most of Humboldt gets to stay lit
According to the City of Arcata and Humboldt County, PG&E is now saying that “most” Humboldt communities won’t be affected by tonight’s Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Says the city: City of Arcata announcement Posted on: October 24, 2019Humboldt County PG&E Public Safety Power Outage Update 5:45 PM, UPDATE: PG&E has confirmed that most of…
UPDATE: Power to remain on Tuesday night
Tuesday evening, Oct. 29 update: Power will remain on throughout most of Humboldt Tuesday night. Details here. PG&E update OCT 29 PSPS UPDATE: PG&E Begins Shutting Power Off for Next Offshore Wind Event Impacting Approximately 597,000 Customers; Approximately 400,000 Customers from Oct. 26 PSPS Remain Impacted Nearly 70 Community Resource Centers in 29 Counties Available…
County saying electrical cutoff could come at 7 p.m.
Mad River Union While PG&E’s latest update states that Northern Humboldt will go dark at 9 p.m., the county suggests that it may occur as early as 7 p.m. The latest: PG&E power outage Tuesday afternoon UPDATE Recent PG&E updates have offered clarification as to the anticipated loss in power for Humboldt County. The county…
NoHum will have power Tuesday until 9 p.m.
PG&E update SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reported Monday evening that it had restored approximately 57% of the 970,000 customers who had their power turned off for safety as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff that began October 26. As of 10 p.m. Monday, about 556,400 customers had been restored in…
As weekend PSPS concludes, another one looms
Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES) HUMBOLDT – A large majority of Humboldt County residents remain without power after PG&E implemented a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. At this time, PG&E is reporting that air and ground crews are inspecting power lines with the goal of full…
Big Blue Café burns, other businesses evacuated
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – An electrical power generator is the cause of the Sunday fire that damaged Big Blue Café on the Plaza, leaving it and adjacent businesses and offices closed Monday. Assistant Fire Chief Sean Campbell said the generator had been placed at the restaurant’s back door, providing electricity to…