PG&E cuts power to 3,580 customers in multiple Northern California counties
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported 47 public safety power shutoff outages affecting 3,580 customers across seven Northern California counties as utilities responded to elevated wildfire risk conditions.
According to PG&E, Glenn County experienced the highest number of outages, with 22 separate shutoffs impacting 1,238 customers. Tehama County followed with 10 outages affecting 1,199 customers, while Colusa County also recorded 10 outages, impacting 741 customers.
Smaller outages were reported in Solano County, where two outages affected 202 customers, as well as Sonoma County with one outage affecting 181 customers. Yolo and Napa counties each reported a single outage, affecting 12 and seven customers, respectively.
The largest concentration of affected customers was in Corning, located in Tehama County, where 1,048 customers lost power. Elk Creek in Glenn County was the second most impacted area, with 519 customers affected, followed by Stonyford in Colusa County with 373 customers without electricity.
Most outages began Sunday morning.
PG&E listed estimated restoration times for Monday with power expected to return either by 4 p.m. or 11 p.m. for most affected areas.
However, several outages in Sonoma and Solano counties did not have estimated restoration times posted as of Sunday.
The shutoffs were ordered as hot, dry and windy weather elevated fire danger across parts of Northern California.
The National Weather Service expanded a red flag warning early Saturday to cover the entire Central Valley from Redding to Bakersfield, including the Sacramento region, citing strong winds and very low humidity.
The warning is in effect from 5 a.m. Saturday through 8 p.m. Monday for the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, and adjacent foothills. That includes areas around Fresno, Modesto, Merced, Stockton and Chico, according to meteorologists.
The utility said shutoffs are possible in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Lake, Merced, Napa, San Benito, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama and Yolo counties.
PG&E uses public safety power shutoffs when forecasts call for conditions that could increase the likelihood of utility equipment sparking a wildfire. Factors include strong winds, low humidity, dry vegetation and National Weather Service fire warnings.
PG&E opened three community resource centers on Sunday for residents affected by the shutoffs in Colusa, Tehama and Glenn counties.
The centers were open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Stonyford Community Hall, 239 Market St. in Stonyford; Rancho Tehama Association, 17605 Park Terrace Road in Corning; and Elk Creek Junior Senior High School, 3430 County Road 309 in Elk Creek.
Each site offered blankets, snacks, water, Wi-Fi, seating, device charging, charging for small medical devices and ADA-accessible restrooms and washing stations. The Stonyford location was indoors and also provided air conditioning, heating and ice, while the Corning and Elk Creek sites were outdoors.
PG&E said electric vehicle charging was not available at the centers.
Customers can check outage status and sign up for alerts at pge.com/psps.
PG&E has relied on shutoffs since a series of catastrophic wildfires linked to its equipment, including the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed much of Paradise and killed 85 people.
The utility said power will be restored only after crews inspect lines and confirm it is safe to re-energize the system.
This story was originally published May 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM.
