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San Francisco reviews PG&E public-safety power-shutoff risks and cross-department readiness
Summary
Council members heard city-run exercises and cross-department coordination plans for PG&E's PSPS program, which could leave San Francisco without power for 24 hours or longer if Peninsula or East Bay transmission lines are de-energized; staff outlined continuity, fuel and communications challenges and follow-up with private-sector and CBO partners.
San Francisco officials briefed the Disaster Council on planning and exercises related to Pacific Gas & Electric's public-safety power shutoff (PSPS) program. Staff said the California Public Utilities Commission approved PSPS guidelines that allow de-energizing transmission and distribution lines in high-risk conditions to reduce wildfire starts; because San Francisco's transmission lines connect via higher-risk East Bay and Peninsula corridors, a PSPS could produce sustained outages in the…
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