Pacific Gas & Electric Co. plans to cut off electricity to an estimated 3,400 customers in Sonoma and Napa counties early Thursday as part of a broader planned power shut-off across parts of Northern California aimed at preventing the utility’s equipment from sparking new fires during a period of hazardous weather.
Roughly 135 homes and businesses in Sonoma County, all of which are in unincorporated land east of Healdsburg down to the Sonoma-Napa county line near Calistoga, will see their power turned off as early as 3 a.m. Thursday, according to company officials. Nearly 3,300 customers within Napa County will be impacted by the planned outages at around the same time, said PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian.
Almost 130 homes and businesses in Lake County will also be affected.
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