SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to monitor a dry offshore wind event impacting the Northern and Central portions of PG&E's service area.

As a result of this wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought conditions and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E began sending one-day advance notifications Sunday morning to customers in areas where PG&E may need to proactively turn off power for safety to reduce the risk of wildfire from energized power lines.

PG&E issued these 'PSPS Watch' notifications for approximately 25,000 customers in very targeted portions of 22 counties. The scope has been reduced from the 44,000 customers in 32 counties initially announced on Saturday. This potential PSPS event is expected to be focused within the Northern Sierra Foothills, North Bay and North Coast regions with minimal impact to Bay Area and Central Valley customers.

Since Friday, PG&E meteorologists have been tracking the weather system, which is expected to start Sunday night and bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph by Monday morning. The potential PSPS event is still about 18 hours away. PG&E's in-house meteorologists, its Wildfire Safety Operations Center and its Emergency Operations Center continue to monitor conditions closely.

Customer notifications via text, email and automated phone call began Saturday, two days prior to the potential shutoff. PG&E employees will pay individual, in-person visits when possible to customers enrolled in the company's Medical Baseline program who do not verify that they have received these important safety communications, with a primary focus on customers who rely on electricity for critical life-sustaining equipment.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California.

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