{"id":398223,"date":"2026-07-14T18:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398223\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T18:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:47:13","slug":"pge-warns-of-possible-psps-outages-throughout-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398223\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&#038;E warns of possible PSPS outages throughout California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PG&amp;E warns of possible PSPS outages in Monterey and San Benito counties<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/news-team\/c672e131-0cf6-420f-86bb-9600babd4adc\" aria-label=\"Ricardo Tovar profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c672e131-0cf6-420f-86bb-9600babd4adc_1714417997.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Ricardo Tovar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>SALINAS, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">PG&amp;E says that due to continued high fire danger conditions, it is monitoring potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) for parts of California, including portions of the Central Coast.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">According to PG&amp;E, some customers in several counties could be affected by planned shutoffs on Wednesday, July 15, and Thursday, July 16, due to high winds and dry conditions. <\/p>\n<p>Counties under PSPS watch for July 15 and July 16:AlamedaContra CostaFresnoMarinMercedMontereySan BenitoSan JoaquinSan Luis ObispoSanta Barbara<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">PG&amp;E said specific addresses, maps, and shutoff details are typically available about two days before a shutoff. To see if your home may be impacted, <a href=\"https:\/\/pgealerts.alerts.pge.com\/psps-updates\/7day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>What customers should know<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">PG&amp;E urges customers to prepare in advance in case power is turned off. Public Safety Power Shutoffs are used to help reduce the risk of wildfires during dangerous weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">If a shutoff occurs, PG&amp;E says power will remain off until weather conditions improve and crews can inspect lines and equipment to make sure it is safe to restore service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\" data-node-id=\"8\">As of yet, no resource centers have been set up for customers who may lose power in South Monterey and San Benito counties.  <\/p>\n<p>Additional support <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"10\">Local food banks can provide food replacement during a PSPS and up to three days after. Some may have income restrictions and limited supplies of food. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en\/outages-and-safety\/outage-preparedness-and-support\/health-and-accessibility-support\/county-specific-support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can find a local food bank here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"11\">You may be eligible for hotel discounts during a PSPS. You may be asked to verify your status as a PG&amp;E customer.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en\/outages-and-safety\/outage-preparedness-and-support\/health-and-accessibility-support\/food-lodging-and-transportation.html#hotelaccommodations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Find out what discounts are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13\">For local support before, during, and after an emergency, call 211 or text &#8220;PSPS&#8221; to 211-211.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en\/outages-and-safety\/safety\/electric-safety\/backup-power-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Customers can also see if they are eligible for backup power options.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PG&amp;E warns of possible PSPS outages in Monterey and San Benito counties SALINAS, Calif. \u2014 PG&amp;E says that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4960,159920,7,9,8,159922,1471,9182,159924,217,1245,8620,159926,143020,159913,159919,5679,159914,159915,10007,858,3604,159925,159916,159921,159911,159912,159918,42552,159923,27655,159917,316,15195],"class_list":["post-398223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-4960","tag-backup-power","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-case-power","tag-central-coast","tag-customer","tag-dangerous-weather-condition","tag-day","tag-dry-conditions","tag-food-banks","tag-food-replacement","tag-high-fire-danger","tag-high-winds","tag-hotel-discounts","tag-july","tag-july-15","tag-july-16","tag-monterey","tag-monterey-county","tag-pge","tag-possible-psps-outage","tag-power-shutoffs","tag-psps","tag-psps-outages","tag-public-safety-power-shutoffs","tag-resource-centers","tag-san-benito-county","tag-several-county","tag-shutoff","tag-south-monterey","tag-wednesday","tag-wildfire-risk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}