MAP: PG&E's possible California PSPS shutoffs this week

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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Thursday it is reducing the number of customers who could lose power this week in Northern California because of an elevated fire risk.

When the utility sees conditions that could lead to wildfires, PG&E proactively shuts off power in areas where the risk is high, calling the outages Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

PG&E said it removed nine counties and more than 10,000 customers from its planned shutoffs for Thursday, explaining that "a substantial wetting rainfall hit the Northern and Central Sierras Wednesday morning."

Those counties removed from the planned shutoffs include:

PG&E's service map showed some of the outages underway on Thursday afternoon in Colusa, Glenn, Redding, Shasta and Tehama counties.

Customers in these counties should have received cancellation notifications, according to the utility.

At this point in the season, it has been months without substantial rainfall for the region. All fuel types, including grasses, brush and large trees are at their driest. When fuels are dry, they can ignite easily and burn fast and hot.

Additionally, a north wind is expected to breeze through some areas Thursday night through Friday, increasing fire risk.

The KCRA 3 weather team is calling Friday a weather Impact Day. This is when conditions are expected to be most severe.

As of Thursday, PG&E said about 20,000 customers could still lose power as part of its planned shutoffs.

The utility company noted that specific addresses, maps and shutoff details are typically available a couple of days before a planned outage.

Here is a list of the potentially affected counties:

Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Santa Clara, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Yolo

Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Lake, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Plumas, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Yolo

The utility company previously listed Sunday as a potential day for shutoffs, but has since said shutoffs were not likely that day.

PG&E customers in those counties can look up their address online to find out if their location is being monitored for a potential shutoff.

See below for more information on the shutoff with this map.

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