Power Shutoff Warning Covers Hundreds of Thousands in Northern California
A growing power shutoff warning is affecting hundreds of thousands of customers across northern California, including the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto area, with 88,000 customers now under alert.
Sacramento Stockton Modesto, CA, October 14, 2026 —
A growing power shutoff warning is affecting hundreds of thousands of customers across northern California, including customers in the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto area. Within that area, 88,000 customers are now under alert, according to the information provided.
The warning signals that customers may be affected by a potential power shutoff. The available details do not say that electricity has already been cut, or specify whether any shutoffs have begun.
The information does not identify the utility issuing the warning, when the alert was issued, or how long it may remain in effect. It also does not provide a more precise count for the total number of customers affected across northern California beyond describing it as hundreds of thousands.
No reason for the warning, projected shutoff schedule, affected communities beyond the named region, or customer instructions were included in the summary. The criteria used to issue the alert were not provided either.
The 88,000-customer figure is the specific count given for customers under alert in the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto area. The information does not clarify whether that count represents all customers under alert in the wider region or whether additional local figures are available.
As reported in the available information, the warning is growing and covers a broad area of northern California. Further details about its timing, cause and potential duration were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Brett Stover on fox40.com, see more information here.
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