March 5, 2023 - Another cold winter storm has moved into PG&E’s service area and is expected to linger through Wednesday. The storm will bring with it rain and breezy conditions throughout Northern and Central California as well as more low-elevation snow in the northern mountains and Sierra. 

As of Sunday morning, there were about 20,000 customer outages, the majority in Nevada, El Dorado, Madera, Mendocino and Placer counties. Longer-duration customer outages are largely due to the inability of crews to safely access areas due to excess snow accumulation, downed trees and blocked roads. 

Since Feb. 21, when this latest series of storms began, PG&E has restored power to 1.5 million customers — 76% in less than 12 hours.

 On Sunday, there are 485 crews, with support from 10 helicopters and four drone teams. Many of the ground crews have been working around the clock to safely restore power.

PG&E appreciates the patience and understanding of our customers as we continue to do this important work.

PG&E is coordinating with its community-based partners to offer support to customers in need.  We partner with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers to offer support for older adults and people with disabilities through the Disability Disaster Access and Resources Program, as well as the California Network of 2-1-1 which can connect customers to resources in their local communities.  

Customers are encouraged to check out the Outage Map for the latest restoration time estimates.
Source: PG&E