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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

PG&E Corporation - PG&E Continues to Monitor a Significant Wednesday/Thursday Wind Event

PG&E Corporation - PG&E Continues to Monitor a Significant Wednesday/Thursday Wind Event: Public Safety Power Shutoff Could Impact More Than 600,000 Customers Across Northern and Central California Based on current forecasted weather conditions, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE) anticipates that it may begin implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) to more than 600,000 customers across portions of nearly 30 northern, central, coastal and Bay Area counties. This would be a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of wildfire in these communities. If PGE decides to implement a PSPS, the company expects to begin turning off power for safety early Wednesday morning. Based on the latest weather forecasts and models, PGE anticipates the period of peak winds will occur from early Wednesday morning and last through Thursday midday. “This is shaping up to be one of the most severe dry wind events we’ve seen in our territory in recent years and we want our customers to be prepared for an extended outage that may last several days. Our meteorological and

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