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From:Ring, Brian
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;
McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
Teeter, Doug
Cc:Pickett, Andy;Snyder, Ashley
Subject:Fwd: PSPS 1000 Update 10/25/2020
Date:Sunday, October 25, 2020 10:28:25 AM
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Good morning Board -
Please see the latest update on the PSPS that is slated to hit today and run through Tuesday.
Good news that the numbers in Butte have decreased.
We will continue to provide updates throughout this event.
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
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From: "Dunsmoor, Cindi" <CDunsmoor@buttecounty.net>
Date: October 25, 2020 at 10:16:35 AM PDT
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Subject:PSPS 1000 Update 10/25/2020
Good morning,
Here are my notes from this morning's call along with the latest PGE Press
Release regarding numbers of customers in scope for the PSPS.
For Butte County the scope has been reduced by 5,600 customers. The
areas removed include Palermo, west side of Bangor, Parts of East Oroville,
the line to Feather Falls, West of Butte Valley and some parts along
Centerville. The de-energization for the 13,000 still in scopein Butte
County will start around 2PM this afternoon, looking for the all clear on
Tuesday morning with restoration expected Tuesday by 10PM. Ofcourse
this is all dependent on any damage found to the lines.
The 5 CRCs will be open today at 8AM with the exception of Bangor
which will open at noon. Those locations are: Forest Ranch store, Magalia
Pines Church, South Side Oroville Community Center, Paradise Lutheran
Church, Bangor Community Center. They will be open until 10PM and will
provide water, snacks, charging for small medical devices and phones.
Dan confirmed that the Disability Action Center is available to help our
AFN population on the weekends by calling 530.893.8527.
This information can also be found on line by going to
http://www.pge.com/specialresources
Until tomorrow,
Cindi
Cindi Dunsmoor
Emergency Services Officer
Butte County Office of Emergency Management
25 County Center Dr., Suite 213
Oroville, CA 95965
530.552.3333
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October25,2020
Due to Highest Winds and Driest Conditions of the Season, PG&E Will Turn Off Power for
Safety to Approximately 361,000 Customers in Targeted Partsof 36Countiesand17
Tribal Communities
Strong Winds Expected to Begin Sunday Morning Through MondayMorning, With Windy
Conditions Lingering in Some Regions Through Early Tuesday
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will de-energize certain
electrical lines for safety startingthismorning(Sunday, Oct. 25) as part of a Public Safety
Power Shutoff (PSPS). PG&E is calling a PSPS due to a significant, offshore wind event starting
Sunday that is forecast to have the driest humidity levels and the strongest winds of the wildfire
season thus far, that together create high risk of catastrophic wildfires.
The PSPS event will affect approximately 361,000 customers in targeted portions of 36
counties, including: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El
Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Napa,
Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra,
Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. Some
customers in 17tribal communities will also be affected.
Some customers previously notified about the potential PSPS will not have their power turned
off during this event. This is due to a combination of favorable changes in the weather forecast.
Approximately 105,000 customers will not be turned off for this reason. Additionally, another
84,000 will remain energized through the event due to islanding, temporary generation, and
other methods.
Affected Counties and Customers
Below is a list of customers who could potentially be affected by this PSPS event.
Alameda County: 16,329 customers, 795 Medical Baseline customers
Alpine County:575 customers, 6 Medical Baseline customers
Amador County:10,398 customers, 805 Medical Baseline customers
Butte County:13,066 customers, 1,160 Medical Baseline customers
Calaveras County:15,694 customers, 729 Medical Baseline customers
Colusa County:565 customers, 32 Medical Baseline customers
Contra Costa County:17,966 customers, 883 Medical Baseline customers
El Dorado County:38,462 customers, 2,681 Medical Baseline customers
Fresno County:4,712 customers, 408 Medical Baseline customers
Glenn County:377 customers, 18 Medical Baseline customers
Humboldt County:7,143 customers, 239 Medical Baseline customers
Kern County:627 customers, 32 Medical Baseline customers
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Lake County:21,621 customers, 1,572 Medical Baseline customers
Madera County:10,792 customers, 858 Medical Baseline customers
Marin County:13,809 customers, 443 Medical Baseline customers
Mariposa County:703 customers, 14 Medical Baseline customers
Mendocino County:648 customers, 14 Medical Baseline customers
Napa County:11,026 customers, 393 Medical Baseline customers
Nevada County:40,246 customers, 2,445 Medical Baseline customers
Placer County:17,017 customers, 1,060 Medical Baseline customers
Plumas County: 3,168 customers, 167 Medical Baseline customers
San Joaquin County:10 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
San Mateo County:3,671 customers, 93 Medical Baseline customers
Santa Clara County:4,182 customers, 205 Medical Baseline customers
Santa Cruz County:13,872 customers, 955 Medical Baseline customers
Shasta County:24,746 customers, 1,967 Medical Baseline customers
Sierra County:1,101 customers, 24 Medical Baseline customers
Siskiyou County:57 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
Solano County:1,597 customers, 96 Medical Baseline customers
Sonoma County:23,464 customers, 1,164 Medical Baseline customers
Stanislaus County:35 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
Tehama County:6,470 customers, 544 Medical Baseline customers
Trinity County:1,376 customers, 74 Medical Baseline customers
Tuolumne County:30,327 customers, 2,220 Medical Baseline customers
Yolo County:165 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
Yuba County:4,666 customers, 365 Medical Baseline customers
Total*: 360,687 customers, 22,465 Medical Baseline customers
*The following Tribal Community counts are included within the County level detail above.
Big Sandy Rancheria Tribal Community: 61 customers, 2 Medical Baseline customers
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians Tribal Community:54 customers, 5
Medical Baseline customers
Cortina Rancheria Tribal Community:8 customers, 1 Medical Baseline customers
Dry Creek Rancheria Tribal Community:8 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
Grindstone Rancheria Tribal Community:49 customers, 3Medical Baseline
customers
Hoopa Valley Tribe Tribal Community: 1062 customers, 56 Medical Baseline
customers
Jackson Rancheria Tribal Community:28 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
Karuk Tribe Tribal Community:42 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
Middletown Rancheria Tribal Community:33 customers, 0 Medical Baseline
customers
North Fork Rancheria Tribal Community:25 customers, 3 Medical Baseline
customers
Pit River Tribes Tribal Community:8 customers, 0 Medical Baseline customers
RobinsonRancheria Tribal Community:96 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
Shingle Springs Rancheria Tribal Community:49 customers, 2 Medical Baseline
customers
Stewarts Point Rancheria (Kashaya Pomo) Tribal Community:22 customers, 2
Medical Baseline customers
Tuolumne Rancheria Tribal Community: 112 customers, 6 Medical Baseline
customers
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Upper Lake Rancheria Tribal Community: 28 customers, 2 Medical Baseline
customers
Yurok Tribe Tribal Community: 87 customers, 4 Medical Baseline customers
Timeline for Safety Shutoffs
The de-energization will begin around 10 a.m. Sunday morning, beginning with customers in the
Northern Sierra region. Shutoffs will continue through Monday into late evening.
Weather is expected to subside Monday morning for the majority of customers, and by Tuesday
morning for the remainder. Once it does and it is safe to do so, PG&E will patrolthe de-
energized lines to determine if they were damaged during the wind event and repair any
damage found. PG&E will then safely restore power in stages and as quickly as possible, with
the goal of restoring power to nearly all customers within 12 daylight hours after severe weather
has passed.
Resource for customers
Customer notifications
Customer notifications—via text, email and automated phone call—began Friday, Oct. 23,
approximately two days prior to the potential shutoff. Additional notifications one day prior to the
event took place Saturday, Oct. 24. Customers enrolled in the company’s Medical Baseline
programwho do not verify that they have received these important safety communications will
be individually visited by a PG&E employee with a knock on their door when possible with a
focus on customers who rely on electricity for critical life-sustaining equipment.
Community Resource Centers
To support our customers during this PSPS, PG&E will open 106Community Resource Centers
(CRCs). For customers with power turning off Sunday morning, CRCs will be open from 8 a.m.
until 10 p.m. today. All CRCs will operate from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the event. These
temporary CRCs will be open to customers when power is out at their homes and will provide
ADA-accessible restrooms, hand-washing stations, medical-equipment charging, WiFi; bottled
water, grab-and-go bags and non-perishable snacks.
PG&E updates its CRC locations regularly. To find CRC locations, visit pge.com/crc.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CRCs will follow important health and safety
protocols including:
Facial coverings and maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet from those who
are not part of the same household will be required at all CRCs.
Temperature checks will be administered before entering CRCs that are located indoors.
CRC staff will be trained in COVID-19 precautions and will regularly sanitize surfaces
and use Plexiglass barriers at check-in.
All CRCs will follow county and state requirements regarding COVID-19, including limits
on the number of customers permitted indoors at any time.
Besides these health protocols, customers visiting a CRC in 2020 will experience further
changes, including a different look and feel. In addition to using existing indoor facilities, PG&E
is planning to open CRCs at outdoor, open-air sites in some locations and use large commercial
vans as CRCs in other locations. CRC locations will depend on a number of factors, including
input from local and tribal leaders.
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Online Resources for Customers
Customers can look up their address online to find out if their location is being monitored
for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
PG&E’s emergency website pge.com/pspsupdatesis now available in 13 languages.
Currently, the website is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian,
Vietnamese, Korean, Farsi, Arabic, Hmong, Khmer, Punjabi and Japanese. Customers
will have the opportunity to choose their language of preference for viewing the
information when visiting the website.In addition, PG&E’s contact center has translation
services available in over 200 languages.Customers who need in-language support
over the phone can contact us by calling 1-833-208-4167.
For additional language support services including how to set language preference,
select options for obtaining translated notifications, and receive other translated
resources on PSPS, customers can visit pge.com/pspslanguagehelp. This website is
also available in 13 languages as listed above.
Customers are encouraged to update their contact information and indicate their
preferred language for notifications by visiting pge.com/mywildfirealertsor by calling 1-
800-743-5000.PG&E’s contact center has translation services available in over 200
languages.
Tenants and non-account holders can sign up to receive PSPS ZIP Code Alerts for any
area where you do not have a PG&E account by visiting pge.com/pspszipcodealerts.
PG&E has launched a new tool at its online Safety Action Center at
safetyactioncenter.pge.comto help customers prepare. By using the "Make Your Own
Emergency Plan" tool and answering a few short questions, visitors to the website can
compile and organize the important information needed for a personalized family
emergency plan.
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the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in
San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's
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