Public Safety Power Shutoff Updates In City of Piedmont

Oakland CA

25 October, 2020

8:46 AM

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Press release from the City of Piedmont: October 23, 2020 Pacific Gas and Electric Company has announced that they may conduct a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) which could include portions of Piedmont beginning on Sunday evening, October 25th. They estimate that power will be restored no later than Tuesday, October 28th at Noon. Other power outages may occur as a result of this wind event. All Piedmonters are advised to be prepared for power outages during this wind event, which may or may not be proactive Public Safety Power Shutoffs. It is likely that electricity to all residences, businesses, schools, mobile phone towers, and public facilities in the affected area may be turned off. Residents can visit PG&E's PSPS page to look up, by address, whether their home will be affected. The City of Piedmont has no additional detail as to whether individual homes or businesses will be affected by the PSPS. Piedmonters are among the up to 450,000 PG&E customers across its service territory who are slated to be affected by this event. To check whether your home might be affected by the PSPS, please visit the PG&E PSPS Address Look Up Tool. Based upon information provided by PG&E it appears that all or portions on the following streets in Piedmont will most likely be included in this PSPS: Abbott Way Maxwelton Road Cambrian Avenue Moraga Avenue Cavanaugh Court Park Boulevard Cavendish Lane Red Rock Road Croydon Circle St. James Drive Echo Lane St. James Place Estates Drive Sandringham Place Hampton Road Sandringham Road Huntleigh Road Selborne Drive Inverleith Terrace Somerset Road La Salle Avenue Trestle Glen Road Lexford Road Wyngaard Avenue Marlborough Court PG&E proactively turns off lines in the interest of safety to help reduce the likelihood of an ignition when extreme fire danger conditions are forecasted. PSPS can accompany fire weather, so we encourage all residents to be prepared for wildfires and possible power outages. To be ready for a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, please take the following steps. Make sure PG&E has your current contact information. Update your contact information with PG&E online or call (866) 743-6589. Check and update your emergency kit and supplies (include hard copies of critical information and life-saving prescriptions). Identify a place you can go to cool off, if necessary Have a back-up charging system for cell phones and keep devices fully charged at all times. Learn how to manually open your garage door. Keep cash on hand (credit/debit stations, and ATMs may be without power). Learn more about Public Safety Power Shutoffs in your area and work with your neighbors to make sure everyone is ready. Stay informed during disasters and sign up for alerts. PG&E will attempt to reach customers through calls, texts and emails using the contact information they have on file for your account. PG&E will also use their web site and social media channels, and we will keep local news and radio outlets informed and updated. Residents and businesses who are enrolled in East Bay Community Energy will be affected by these Public Safety Power Shutoffs. The City of Piedmont has plans in place to ensure that emergency services are maintained during a Public Safety Power Shutoff, but affected residents will need to be self-reliant for a period of time. For more information on how to be prepared for emergencies, please see the Public Safety Committee's Get Ready, Piedmont brochure. During a Public Safety Power Shutoff, please call 911 for emergencies only! We expect our emergency dispatchers to be busy answering phone calls, but they will not know when your power will be turned back on. The City of Piedmont has implemented plans to ensure that emergency services are maintained. As soon as we have information as to when power will be restored, we will post the information on the City website and our social media sites. This press release was produced by the City of Piedmont. The views expressed here are the author's own.