the Guardian With nearly 800,000 customers affected in the largest shutdown this year, the utility is hoping to avoid a devastating fire season
Amid fierce winds and dry conditions, the utility company that services more than a third of California will cut power to an unprecedented swath of the state as a preventive measure against wildfires.
And with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) at fault for two of the deadliest wildfires in Californiaâs history in just the past two years, major power shutoffs are set to become a new normal for a state gripped by the climate crisis.