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<\/p>\nHouseholds across the Bay Area, including more than 2,000 customers in parts of Marin County, could be affected, according to the utility. <\/p>\n
Jul 15, 2026<\/p>\n
Updated 2:28 pm PT<\/p>\n
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PG&E CEO Sumeet Singh speaks during a press conference at a PG&E substation on Mission and 8th streets in San Francisco on Dec. 22, 2025, after a fire at the site contributed to a major citywide power outage. The company is tracking a potential \u201chigh wind event\u201d expected to reach portions of 10 counties across the North, South and East Bay around 1 p.m. Wednesday, as well as Salinas Valley, San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast.\u00a0(Beth LaBerge\/KQED)<\/p>\n
PG&E<\/a> warned approximately 7,800 customers across 10 Northern California counties to prepare for possible public safety power shutoffs beginning Wednesday due to elevated fire risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin counties are among the counties listed on the utility\u2019s website<\/a> as \u201cunder warning\u201d on Wednesday and Thursday, due to high winds. More than 2,000 customers in Marin could be affected, according to a PG&E press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n The company is tracking a potential \u201chigh wind event\u201d expected to reach portions of 10 counties across the North, South and East Bay around 1 p.m. Wednesday, as well as Salinas Valley, San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast.<\/p>\n PG&E\u2019s public service announcement also cited \u201chigh winds, low relative humidity and dry fuel loads\u201d as key factors contributing to the fire risk. It also noted that dry weather in March has contributed to an earlier fire season.<\/p>\n Evan Duffey, PG&E\u2019s manager of forecasting and operations, said that the winds are blowing in from the Northwest and are not the Diablo winds that often contribute to California fires.\u00a0<\/p>\n Duffey said that the outages should be \u201crelatively short-lived\u201d and emphasized that \u201cthis is a very targeted and small area that we\u2019re concerned with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n PG&E said it initiates the shutoffs when severe weather conditions pose a significant fire threat, even if the weather appears calm. Power lines often travel through different regions, and the line serving one community may pass through a higher-risk area.<\/p>\n This outage is not projected to last past 10 a.m. on Thursday, said Torrence, and it\u2019s possible that the power may not go off at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n Regardless of what happens, Torrence reminded residents that wildfire season is now year-round. He encouraged people to check in on their neighbors \u2014 especially older residents \u2014 to see if they need support preparing for any emergencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PGEAP.jpg\")
A Pacific Gas & Electric truck drives past a PG&E entrance in Daly City, California, on Sept. 24, 2019.<\/p>\n