As a result of high, dry Santa Ana winds, San Diego Gas & Electric on Monday initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs for much of rural San Diego County.
As many as 115,000 SDG&E customers might have their power turned off overnight to reduce wildfire risk due to extreme fire weather conditions. According to the utility’s outage map as of Monday afternoon, communities such as Potrero, Dulzura, Jacumba Hot Springs, Boulevard, Descanso and Mt. Laguna were shut off from power.
The PSPS could remain in effect until early Wednesday after a red flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service, with Santa Ana winds expected to kick up this week…