PG&E Starts Restoring Power After Latest Deliberate Blackout
- Shutoffs started Wednesday with high winds through Thursday
- Latest moves pale in comparison to last month’s blackouts
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PG&E Corp. is restoring power to tens of thousands of Californians that went dark early Wednesday in an attempt by the company to keep power lines from starting fires.
The bankrupt utility giant had begun returning service late Wednesday, the San Francisco-based company said at a press conference. It had earlier plunged as many as 150,000 people into darkness amid high winds that threatened to knock down live wires. As of 8 p.m. New York time, about 120,000 remained powerless.