PG&E planned outages start in Northern California over fire danger

Many Pacific Gas and Electric customers are without power on Sunday as planned de-energizations start over critical fire weather.

Much of Northern California is experiencing windy and dry conditions on Sunday.

PG&E had warned that parts of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Napa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Solano and Yolo counties could likely see outages. Those de-energizations started a little after 5:30 a.m. #poweroutage #PGE
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/pg-e-planned-outages-start-in-northern-california-over-fire-danger/ar-AA23qGZ2?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=73cb47db84aa440cdc34edfea8cc7a6e&ei=19

Why do we allow a major utility - #PGE - that uses fires and explosions and major outages as its maintenance indicators continue to operate?

And why has California's regulatory authority - #CPUC - allowed that to continue?

And why are ratepayers on the hook for the costs of PGE's bad management decisions?

PG&E failed to act on substation damage before crippling December blackout | The San Francisco Standard
https://sfstandard.com/2026/05/08/pge-december-blackout-report-cause-investigation/

Le fascisme, c'est la guerre !

#EuropeanLeft #PGE

BTW, if I didn't mention it, PGE sent us this in an email:

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#PGE #HeatPump

#Politics #CA

I've been seeing a lot of anti-Steyer ads on #TV & was wondering who was behind them.

So I asked #GeminiAI & this is part of the answer that I got:

"The primary vehicle for these attacks is a Political Action Committee (PAC) called "California is Not for Sale, No on Steyer for Governor 2026." This group is a coalition that includes:

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E): The largest donor, contributing roughly $10 million (some channeled through another PAC called Californians for Resilient and Affordable Energy).

California Association of Realtors: Contributed $5 million.

California Building Industry Association: Contributed $1 million.

California Association of Realtors: This group has contributed approximately $5 million to the efforts against Steyer.

California Building Industry Association: They have contributed roughly $1 million."

I'm not a big fan of Steyer's but now that I've learned that #PGE is spending SO MUCH of our rate $ against him, I'm going to give him another look.

For a limited time, PGE is offering a ducted heat pump for up to $1500, and a ductless one for free (up to $800).

#PGE #Portland #Oregon

I love how PG&E constantly sends me useless advice like:

“Unplug electronics when they're not in use. Save up to $15 per year”

My dudes, I can easily save $15 a week just by hanging my clothes out to dry. How come you never mention that in any of your advice?

#PGE