LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Thursday it canceled a planned public safety power shut-off for 10 Northern California counties due to changes in the weather forecast.

The shut-off, or PSPS, had been set to start early Thursday and was expected to impact less than 100 Lake County customers, just days after another PSPS had cut power to more than 4,000 Lake County customers.

However, PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras said later on Thursday that the company canceled the shut-off in the northern portion of its service area as offshore winds trend weaker.

Originally, as many as 29,000 customers across Northern California had been included in early notifications.

Contreras said the scope decreased to about 5,500 customers in 10 counties — Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Napa, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama and Yolo — before it ultimately was canceled.

However, she said gusty winds in the company’s southern service area could potentially prompt a PSPS impacting about 670 Kern County customers in Kern County. Those customers were notified that a potential shut-off could begin early Friday.

She said customers no longer being considered for a PSPS should be aware that unexpected power outages are still possible for other reasons, including debris or wildlife coming into contact with power lines, Contreras said.

“In those cases, PG&E will work safely to restore power as quickly as possible once we determine the system is safe to re-energize, she added.

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