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(Bloomberg) -- PG&E Corp. cut power to about 2,000 homes and businesses in Northern California as triple-digit temperatures, strong winds and low humidity heightened the risk of wildfires. Most Read from Bloomberg Democrats Weigh Mid-July Vote to Formally Tap Biden as Nominee Powerful Hurricane Beryl Aims at Jamaica After Grenada Strike Trump Immunity Ruling Means Any Trial Before Election Unlikely ‘Upflation’ Is the New Retail Trend Driving Up Prices for US Consumers US Yields Fall as Powell Cites Disinflation Signs: Markets Wrap The utility said it preemptively shut power across small areas of eight counties and one tribal community, according to a statement Tuesday morning on its website. PG&E said it had delayed the start of shutoffs for an additional 10,000 customers after weather conditions proved to be not as extreme as feared. California’s biggest utility had warned of the potential outages as the state faces a period of high wildfire risk.
The shutdowns come just as power demand surges to keep air conditioners running, with temperatures expected to top 100F (38C) across much of the Central Valley. A series of deadly wildfires sparked by PG&E equipment forced the utility to file for Chapter 11 protection in 2019. Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek Online Shopping Warehouses Are Reshaping Rural America The Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars Are More Cutthroat Than Ever Before Japan’s Tiny Kei-Trucks Have a Cult Following in the US, and Some States Are Pushing Back RTO Mandates Are Killing the Euphoric Work-Life Balance Some Moms Found The FBI’s Star Cooperator May Have Been Running New Scams All Along ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. View comments
PG&E Cuts Power to 2,000 as Extreme Heat Bakes California
July 02, 2024 05:06 PM BST | By EODHD
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