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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. shut off power to more than 2,600 customers early Monday as a third round of planned outages began along the western edge of Sacramento Valley as well as in a portion of Butte County.
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The public safety power shutoffs began about 1 a.m. and affected 2,639 customers in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama and Yolo counties, according to PG&E data provided by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
The largest outages were in Tehama County, where 1,131 customers lost power, and Glenn County, where 837 were without electricity.
Another 373 homes and businesses were affected in Colusa County, 287 in Butte County and 11 in Yolo County.
The outages were expected to remain in effect until at least 4 p.m. Monday, according to PG&E data.
The latest shutoffs came hours after PG&E restored electricity to all customers affected by a previous round of outages over the weekend.
PG&E had warned Sunday that another round of shutoffs would likely be necessary as northerly winds developed across the Sacramento Valley and dry conditions increased wildfire danger.
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A red flag warning remained in effect across the Sacramento Valley until 5 p.m. Monday as gusty northerly winds and very low humidity created conditions that could allow fires to spread rapidly.
Wind gusts of 15 to 35 mph were expected across the Valley from Redding to Sacramento, with the strongest gusts north of Sacramento during the morning and midday, according to Bee meteorologist Sean Timberlake. Relative humidity was expected to fall reach 10% to 20%.
PG&E uses public safety power shutoffs to preemptively turn off electricity when weather conditions create a heightened risk that electrical equipment could spark a wildfire.
The strongest winds were expected to subside later Monday, but low humidity and elevated fire danger could linger through the week. Temperatures were also forecast to fall sharply, with Sacramento Valley highs dropping into the 70s and low 80s by Wednesday and Thursday.
Ratepayers can sign up for updates about shutoffs in their area or at a specific address on the PG&E site.
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