SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to make progress in
restoring power to customers impacted by the Camp Fire in Butte County,
with restoration to 2,500 customers in the Magalia area in process and
anticipated today. The company also said it has filed an additional
initial electric incident report with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC).
The information provided in the report is preliminary, and there has
been no determination on the cause of the Camp Fire. Cal Fire is the
lead agency investigating the origin of the fire and PG&E continues to
provide its full cooperation. A copy of the EIR can be found here.
Restoring service
After today’s restorations, and based on first-responder maps of the
fire zones, there are approximately 16,000 PG&E customers who will
remain without power. As access is granted to additional fire-impacted
areas, PG&E crews will continue to assess its infrastructure for damage
and work toward safely restoring as many customers as possible.
“Our hearts are with all those who have been impacted by this
devastating fire. Local communities have been hit hard, and our
employees are focused on supporting first responders and returning gas
and electric service when and where we can,” said Geisha Williams, PG&E
Corporation’s CEO and president.
PG&E has been able to assess the damage to its entire electrical system
in Paradise and Magalia. The company has not yet gained access to Pulga
and Concow. Once PG&E crews gain access, it will take about 24 hours to
perform damage assessments.
Gas service remains off for about 12,000 customers in and around the
City of Paradise. PG&E has been able to perform damage assessments on
its entire gas system in Paradise. PG&E does not provide gas service in
Pulga, Concow and Magalia.
PG&E’s Emergency Operations Center remains engaged, with crews
responding to the Camp Fire in coordination with local agencies and
first responders and helping to clear roadways. There are approximately
900 workers already on-site, and the base camp will be able to support
many more depending on restoration and rebuilding timelines.
In many cases, immediate restoration in the fire-impacted areas may not
be possible. In those instances, PG&E is looking at a longer term
rebuild of the system.
PG&E will provide additional updates on its response and restoration
efforts as conditions change.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
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Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Company