California utilities consider power shutoffs amid fire risk
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California utilities were considering preventive power shutoffs as dangerous fire conditions threatened parts of the state’s electrical grid.
KCRA reported that Pacific Gas & Electric could cut electricity to as many as 70,000 customers across 29 counties this week. YubaNet said PG&E had sent two-day advance notifications to about 30,000 customers who might experience a Public Safety Power Shutoff.
Potential shutoff areas included parts of the Bay Area, where thousands could lose service, according to SFGATE. Berkeleyside reported that many Berkeley neighborhoods could have power turned off for fire safety on Thursday. The potential area was also expanded in Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa counties, myMotherLode.com reported.
PG&E has warned that additional shutoffs could occur while fire conditions continue to threaten the grid, according to Utility Dive. KTVU also reported that the utility is using artificial intelligence in its fire-weather forecasting.
Separately, Bloomberg reported that Southern California Edison was considering shutting off power to 246,000 customers because of wildfire risk.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, headlines and summaries only; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 21 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported attempt to reconcile the two customer estimates. - "The differing totals appear to describe separate estimates or stages of notification, but the reports did not provide enough detail to reconcile them.": This is unsupported inference and commentary about the source material; none of the sources explains the discrepancy between the figures.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
California utilities consider power shutoffs amid fire risk
California utilities were considering preventive power shutoffs as dangerous fire conditions threatened parts of the state’s electrical grid.
KCRA reported that Pacific Gas & Electric could cut electricity to as many as 70,000 customers across 29 counties this week. YubaNet said PG&E had sent two-day advance notifications to about 30,000 customers who might experience a Public Safety Power Shutoff. The differing totals appear to describe separate estimates or stages of notification, but the reports did not provide enough detail to reconcile them.
Potential shutoff areas included parts of the Bay Area, where thousands could lose service, according to SFGATE. Berkeleyside reported that many Berkeley neighborhoods could have power turned off for fire safety on Thursday. The potential area was also expanded in Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa counties, myMotherLode.com reported.
PG&E has warned that additional shutoffs could occur while fire conditions continue to threaten the grid, according to Utility Dive. KTVU also reported that the utility is using artificial intelligence in its fire-weather forecasting.
Separately, Bloomberg reported that Southern California Edison was considering shutting off power to 246,000 customers because of wildfire risk.
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