PG&E may shut off power to areas of Fresno County, Merced County this weekend

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – PG&E customers successful Fresno County and Merced County whitethorn beryllium impacted by intentional powerfulness unopen disconnected this weekend.

PG&E says the elevated imaginable of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is simply a effect to to precocious winds and adust conditions.

According to the PG&E's shutoff forecast, shutoffs are imaginable implicit the play successful assorted locations crossed Fresno and Merced counties. The inferior says immoderate areas whitethorn beryllium affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).

According to the operational meteorologist from PG&E's Meteorology and Analytics team, determination is simply a imaginable for stronger-than-normal westerly winds to make Saturday afternoon. Their squad says these winds successful operation with the vigor produced by an expected high-pressure strategy person led them to see a PSPS.

The institution says they volition proceed to show the forecast for immoderate changes to find whether it is harmless to support the powerfulness on.

Specific addresses, maps, and shutoff details are usually disposable 2 days earlier shutoff, according to PG&E staff. Residents tin find retired whether they are going to beryllium affected by entering their code online astatine the PG&E Outage Center's Public Safety Power Shutoff alert page.