Thousands of Central Coast electricity customers are now impacted by Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).
Dry, windy conditions prompted PG&E and Southern California Edison (SCE) to proactively shut off electricity in areas considered at elevated wildfire risk.
In Santa Barbara County, 360 SCE customers are impacted, with more than 11,000 others under consideration, according to the utility company’s online map.
In San Luis Obispo County, the Office of Emergency Services reports 8,700 PG&E customers within the shutoff scope have been de-energized…