About 8,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area are without power following Monday morning's Public Safety Power Shutoff.
PG&E spokesperson Deanna Contreras told KCBS Radio on Monday that 25,000 people in 22 Northern and Central California counties, including 8,000 in Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties, had their power deliberately cut in order to reduce wildfire risk amid dry, windy weather.
The gas and electric company first sent out an alert on Saturday warning that approximately 44,000 Californians, including customers in the Bay Area, could begin to lose power starting Monday morning.
"As with every PSPS event, the scope changes," Contreras said. "As we get more precise weather information, hyper-local weather information, and as we get closer to the weather system, the scope will change."
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for portions of the region, including the North Bay mountains and the East Bay hills and valleys, are under a Red Flag Warning through 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Contreras told KCBS Radio that PG&E expects all customers will have their power restored by Tuesday night, but crews will need to first be cleared to inspect the power lines once the weather is deemed safe. Not every county will get the go-ahead at the same time, Contreras said.
PG&E customers can check if their address will be affected by the PSPS on the PG&E website.
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