PG&E begins shutting off power in some Northern California areas amid wildfire threat | Energy Central

PG&E begins shutting off power in some Northern California areas amid wildfire threat | Energy Central: In the first preventive power shutoff of the year, PG&E says it has deliberately cut off electricity to some 4,100 homes and businesses in Northern California due to high fire danger. The so-called public safety power shutoff began about 2 a.m. Wednesday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said, affecting eight counties and two tribal areas under a red flag warning due to strong