Most Plumas customers restored, but some won’t have power until Thursday or later

While most PG&E customers in Plumas County have had their power restored today, Dec. 29, there are some that will have to wait until tomorrow or later.

PG&E crews are working to restore power to approximately 2,566 customers in the North Valley as safely and as quickly as possible after the winter storm knocked over trees and power lines and damaged electrical equipment on Sunday.

The numbers of customers experiencing a power outage are decreasing, as crews continued to restore power to more customers overnight and today.

Most customers in the Quincy area received power last night, though part of Quincy lost it again this morning as more trees fell on power lines.

The areas with the most damage and power outages currently are Brownsville, Clipper Mills, Cohasset, Forbes Town, La Porte, Magalia, Meadow Valley, Oroville, Sterling City and Quincy.

About 150 customers in Spanish Ranch and Meadow Valley have been without power since Sunday night, and the same is true for another 460 customers in Strawberry Valley, American House, La Porte and Little Grass Valley.

“We understand the impacts these outages have had on our customers and have all crews available working to make repairs to equipment and restore power safely and quickly,” PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras said.  “In some cases, trees have come down on power lines, creating tension and breaking power poles. Crews are having to use ATVs and snowcats to reach more rural areas where electrical equipment is damaged. We are also finding that frozen and water-logged trees are still hazardous, as they are still falling on power lines as they are weighed down and weak, creating hazardous conditions for our crews.”

The customers who are experiencing an extended outage have been receiving automated phone calls with the estimated restoration time.  “We are expecting some of these customers will have power tonight, and they have been notified of that, and MOST will not have power restored, due to the amount of downed trees and damage, until Thursday or later. We thank our customers for their understanding and patience,” Contreras said.

PG&E  reminds customers to stay away from downed power lines because they could be energized and are extremely dangerous. Report them to 911 and then PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.

Customers can look up outage information for their area, or a loved one’s area, at pge.com/outages.