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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.7.19 PSPS Event-Wednesday 10.9.19 Waugh, Melanie From: McCracken, Shari Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 6:36 PM To: BOS Cc: Clerk of the Board; Ring, Brian Subject: FW: PSPS Event - Wednesday, 10.9.19 Board Members, Weather conditions are holding, so PG&E is still working on its plans for power outages beginning at midnight.Tuesday, though not all customers will be turned off at the same time. If power is shut off, PG&E hopes to have an "all clear" by noon on Thursday, and then inspections, repairs, and ultimately re-energization will take place. As of the 5:30 update, the customer count estimate in Butte County is approximately 30,000, with 1,960 Medical Baseline,though that number is subject to change. A key piece of information shared this evening is that, in addition to the planned outages, PG&E anticipates there will be non-planned power outages with this wind event as PG&E anticipates damage to PG&E infrastructure outside of the planned outage areas. It may cause confusion, as customers who did not receive notification may still find they are out of power. PG&E's Customer Resource Centers, for those impacted by outages, will be set up at Bird Street School in Oroville and 14144 Lakeridge Circle in Magalia. We have received planned outage notices on the following County facility addresses, so far: 2591 MORROW LN,CHICO SKYWAY&HONEY RUN RD,CHICO END OF LOREN LN,CHICO COR LWR WYANDOTTE&,OROVILLE 88 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD,OROVILLE 205 MIRA LOMA DR STE 10,OROVILLE 82 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD STE 20,OROVILLE 202 MIRA LOMA DR,OROVILLE 82 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD STE 30,OROVILLE 82 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD/HOUSE METER,OROVILLE 7 COUNTY CENTER DR,OROVILLE 308 NELSON AVE,OROVILLE 88 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD,OROVILLE 155 NELSON AVE,OROVILLE 205 MIRA LOMA DR STE 50,OROVILLE 82 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD STE 40,OROVILLE 316 NELSON AVE,OROVILLE 1675 MONTGOMERY ST,OROVILLE 78 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD,OROVILLE 2081 2ND ST,OROVILLE 51 COUNTY CENTER DR,OROVILLE 205 MIRA LOMA DR STE 20,OROVILLE 2279 DEL ORO AVE,OROVILLE 205 MIRA LOMA DR STE 30,OROVILLE 118 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD,OROVILLE 2269 DEL ORO AVE REAR,OROVILLE 42 COUNTY CENTER DR,OROVILLE 82 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD STE 10,OROVILLE 9 COUNTY CENTER DR,OROVILLE 1 Departments are making plans with their staff according to direction from HR. As of nowChico sites should not be impacted and some buildings on County Campus will remain with power, as long as there are no non-planned outages, I've asked Department Heads to be as flexible as they can by allowing staff to work from home or alternate sites, if appropriate. We have activated a Level 1 EOC and are participating in calls with PG&E three times per day. We will not be physically in the EOC, unless we have an event within the PSPS such as a fire, or if the wind event leads to massive outages beyond the planned ones (like we saw in the 2008 Wind Event). As our EOC is listed as one of the outage addresses, we woLild relocate to the HR Training Room for an EOC if the power is out. Our next call is at 7:30 tomorrow morning, If there is any new information, I will share it with you. It's going to be an interesting week, so please be patient with staff. Some may not be able to work,while others may be working without all of the resources they typically would have in the office. See you all tomorrow, Shari 6V.A Chief Administrative Officer Butte County Administration 25 Count Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3305 M: 530.99a5029 ***Please note this is a new phone number and update youi' records accoidingy ' Twitter I Facebook YOUTUbe | Pinter8s1 From: McCracken, Shari Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 10:18 AM To: Dept Heads<DeptHeads@buttecounty.net> Cc:Asst Dept Heads<AsstDeptHeads@buttecounty.net>;Jessee, Meegan <Miessee@buttecounty.net>; Kim, Sang <skim@bmttecounty.met>; Pickett, Andy<APickett@buttecounty.net>; Hatcher, Casey<CHatcher@buttecounty.net> Subject: PSPS Event -Wednesday, 10.9.19 Department Heads, File: DH-Non Rep Memo PGE OutaQes.pdf>> PG&E and the National Weather Service are predicting a wind event(very similar to October 2017 winds in Napa County and our 2008 Wind Storm) beginning at 4 AM on Wednesday, 10/9/19, and continuing through mid-afternoon on Thursday. Humidity is forecasted to be in the single digits. They are referring to the weather pattern as a "strong Diablo windevent." As of today, the weather forecast is indicating that 29 counties in PG&E's service territory will be impacted, and Butte is one of them. Given the scope of the potential event, which could impact 600,000+customers, PG&E estimates it could be five (5) days until all customers are restored. This means that there is the potential that the last customer is not restored until Monday or Tuesday of next week. The current estimate for impacted customers in Butte County is 32,000, with 2,000 of them Medical Baseline customers. This estimate is only based on the distribution lines PG&E anticipates de-energizing. 2 PG&E has indicated that it may require de-energization of major transmission lines, too, which could mean larger impacts than we have seen previously seen. I hope to have better information by this evening and will share it as soon as we have it. Please be prepared to implement your Department's Continuity of Operations plan, if we have widespread power outages. If transmission lines are shut down, County Campus will likely be impacted. Please keep in mind that if the event is widespread, it will have an additional impact on our employees, as schools and daycares may be closed. I have attached HR's memo from June 2019 regarding staffing and building closures during a PSPS event to this e-mail. If you have any questions, please contact HR or your liaison in my office. Our EOC is activated at Level 1, which means we will have a virtual EOC, but prepare the EOC to open; we will monitor the event; and we will stand up the [DC, if needed. We have calls with PG&E each day at 7:30, 12:30, and 5:30, and will provide updated information as it is released. Please ask your employees to charge their electronics (phones, laptops, etc.)tonight and tomorrow and make sure their gas tanks are full,just in case. Provide your employees direction on what to do Wednesday, if your facilities are without power. Let's plan or the worst and hope for the best! Shari $11,(va Chief Administrative Officer Butte Count Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552+3305 M: 53(1990,5029 "'Please note this is a new phone number and update your records accordingly*"