PG&E power shutoffs

California, which has endured its worst wildfire season in history, is bracing for the most dangerous winds of the year, a forecast that prompted the largest utility to announce plans to cut power Sunday to nearly 1 million people to guard against its equipment sparking new blazes.

When Pacific Gas & Electric intentionally cut power to Northern California last fall, few of its emergency managers had learned the fundamentals of managing an emergency in their home state

Tens of thousands of California utility customers were still without power Friday morning, though PG&E gradually started restoration efforts as a fall heat wave causing extreme wildfire danger began to subside.

PG&E on Wednesday evening began shutting off power to customers in parts of 24 California counties, including seven in the Bay Area, and the latest round of Public Safety Power Shutoffs were expected to impact about 53,000 customers in Northern California.