Photo by: BJ Hansen
Update at 4:35pm: A PG&E planned power outage is underway in the Mother Lode. The number of customers impacted was slightly reduced at the last minute. Calaveras County has 15,694 customers without electricity and Tuolumne County has 30,327. The outage is anticipated to run until late Tuesday evening. Community Resource Centers are now open at the Elks Lodge in Sonora, the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, Eproson Park in Twain Harte, and Mary Laveroni Park in Groveland, as well as at Utica Park in Angels Camp, the Murphys Fire Station and Chapel of the Pines in Arnold.
Original story posted at 10am: Sonora, CA — PG&E is still planning to cut power late today to 33,273 customers in Tuolumne County and 15,688 in Calaveras County due to a high wind event.
Power is scheduled to gradually be shut off in locations between 3-6pm. Community Resource Centers are opening at the Elks Lodge in Sonora, the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, Eproson Park in Twain Harte, and Mary Laveroni Park in Groveland, as well as at Utica Park in Angels Camp, the Murphys Fire Station and Chapel of the Pines in Arnold. They should all be open by 3pm today. They will have snacks, water, restrooms, wifi and device charging stations.
The outages are anticipated to run through 10pm on Tuesday.
This post was last modified on 10/25/2020 4:36 pm
Written by BJ Hansen.
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