Los californianos se preparan para grandes cortes de energía en todo el estado, ya que las empresas de servicios públicos consideran apagones en medio de los fuertes vientos.
The utility identified the incidents in filings to the California Public Utilities Commission the same day the CPUC announced it will investigate how PG&E and other utilities handled shut-offs this year amid competing demands. Critics want PG&E to stop causing more wildfires, but the utility also has come under fire for causing massive power blackouts, often without adequate notice to the public and vulnerable populations.
The utility de-energized lines to 729,000 of its customers between Oct. 9 and 12, but notifications were not sent to about 23,000 customers, including 500 with medical conditions, PG&E stated in a CPUC filing. Those not notified did not have contact information on file with the company or were overlooked because of the shifting grid patterns that the utility was establishing, among other reasons, according to PG&E officials who declined to comment beyond what was stated in the report.
The company said it tries to reach customers who require power for medical equipment — who are known as medical baseline customers — through any means necessary, including phone calls, text messages, emails or knocks on the door. “Of the 30,026 medical baseline customers impacted, PG&E verified 29,144 received notice prior to de-energization,” the report stated. “A total of 28,138 confirmed receipt of a notification, which included 5,080 door knocks. The medical baseline customers that did not confirm receipt of an automatic notification prior to de-energization had received multiple contact attempts.”
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