PG&E Warns 3,027 Napa County Customers of Possible Shutoffs as Diablo Winds Build
The possible Public Safety Power Shutoff could begin Wednesday evening and run through Saturday, part of a 70,000-customer warning across 29 counties. Napa County’s share includes 138 Medical Baseline customers.
NAPA: PG&E has warned an estimated 3,027 Napa County customers that their power could be shut off starting Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, as a dry offshore wind event raises wildfire risk across Northern and Central California. The possible Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS, is forecast to last through Saturday and could affect approximately 70,000 customers across 29 counties, the utility said in a release issued Tuesday afternoon.
In Napa County, the estimate includes 138 customers enrolled in PG&E’s Medical Baseline Program, according to the utility’s county-by-county table. Across all 29 counties, PG&E counts 3,920 Medical Baseline customers and five tribal governments in the potential shutoff area.
We initiate PSPS when the weather forecast is for such severe weather that people’s safety, lives, homes and businesses may be in danger of wildfires.PG&E, in its Oct. 13, 2026 release
Winds peak Thursday
Offshore Diablo winds will peak Thursday across the northern and central Sierra and into portions of the North and East Bay, PG&E said. The utility cited extremely dry vegetation and relative humidity expected to fall into the single digits and teens in many areas.
In Napa County, 3,027 customers, including 138 Medical Baseline customers, are in the potential shutoff area.
The warning expanded sharply on Tuesday. PG&E sent its first notifications on Monday, about two days before a potential shutoff, then sent additional notices Tuesday as the scope grew from about 30,000 customers in 22 counties to about 70,000 in 29. About 5,700 customers who were included in the original scope have since been removed, the utility said, while roughly 4,000 customers who were affected by shutoffs earlier in the week may be affected again.
How to check an address
Customers can look up their address at pge.com/pspsupdates to see whether their location is being monitored for the potential shutoff. PG&E said its employees will conduct in-person visits, when possible, to Medical Baseline customers who do not verify they have received the safety notifications, with a primary focus on customers who rely on electricity for critical life-sustaining equipment.
PG&E said it is arranging Community Resource Centers in the affected counties and will share locations once they are confirmed. The centers offer ADA-accessible restrooms, device charging, Wi-Fi, blankets, air conditioning, bottled water and snacks. Customers can also call 211 for help preparing for a possible outage.
This is the second shutoff warning for the region in a week. PG&E issued the all-clear on Monday for an earlier event that shut off power to about 10,400 customers in Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Tehama and Yolo counties. The utility cautioned that conditions could still change before any shutoff begins.
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