A series of Public Safety Power Shutoffs by PG&E cast thousands of Northern California households into darkness and forced scores of Bay Area residents to find alternatives to home and work routines affected by power interruptions.
The utility, which has been under intense scrutiny after failures of its equipment were blamed for devastating fires in Napa and Paradise, announced several phases of shutoffs as a precaution due to gusty winds and high wildfire risk.
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