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Thus far, Pacific Gas and Electric Company has installed 46 AI-equipped cameras in areas of California that are at high risk of wildfires. The technology is supposed to help the company detect smoke before fires spread.

Thousands of PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties experienced power outages Monday. While many have recovered power, some areas are still being affected.

PG&E encouraging customers to conserve energy as flex alert is extended KSBY and last updated 2021-07-10 01:48:15-04 UPDATE: The flex alert has been extended through Saturday. The California ISO has extended its #FlexAlert to a second day through Saturday urging consumers to continue #energyconservation due to extreme heat in #CAwx and wildfire in Southern Oregon threatening transmission lines causing strain on the #powergrid. https://t.co/X7dNqGhFnxpic.twitter.com/SmQyU8vCmJ— California ISO...

Live cameras across the Central Coast help firefighters spot wildfires in remote areas PG&E and last updated 2021-03-12 00:34:08-05 Pacific Gas and Electric Company is growing its network of fire-watch cameras and weather stations in California, including on the Central Coast. The cameras provide a birds eye view of the terrain in high fire risk areas. "We can see how fires are behaving and what weather conditions are affecting the areas where the cameras are located," explained Mark Mesesan, P...

Northern SLO County sees damage during Wednesdays wind and rain storm KSBY and last updated 2021-01-27 21:20:03-05 Northern San Luis Obispo was hit hard by the storm Wednesday with some parts of the county seeing damage from the high winds. Fallen trees, disrupted roadways, and scattered debris were also issues. A telephone pole went down on the corner of 14th Street and Park in Paso Robles, with crews responding Wednesday morning. Some community members say they have experienced property dama...

A screenshot of the PG&E outage map as of 9 a.m. on Jan. 28, 2021. A wind-driven heavy rainstorm is causing power outages, downed trees and prompting preparations for flooding and debris flows. As the rain continues to come down throughout the Central Coast, several trees and power lines have fallen down with it, leading to more than 70 power outages throughout San Luis Obispo county Wednesday morning. “This winter storm has the potential to be the strongest to hit PG&E service area in severa...

Local residents impacted by planned PG&E power shutoffs use generators, candles and last updated 2021-01-19 23:01:59-05 Hundreds of PG&E customers on the Central Coast are without power due to a Public Safety Power Shutoff. Those impacted are primarily just east of Highway 101 between Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria in unincorporated areas like Huasna or near the Twitchell Reservoir. The PSPS went into effect just after 8 Tuesday morning for parts of San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Cou...

Posted By Peter Johnson on Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:57 AM Gusty winds and dry conditions caused PG&E to preemptively cut power to hundreds of households in rural southern San Luis Obispo County and Santa Maria on Jan. 19—part of the utility’s first wave of Public Safety Power Shutoffs in 2021. The shutoff, which spans seven Central California counties, is impacting 462 customers around Huasna, Suey, Twitchell Reservoir, and Tepusquet—sparsely popul...