As the North Bay braces for an invasion of heat, Pacific Gas & Electric is preparing for a potential power shutoff to prevent equipment, mainly transformers, from overheating and causing a wildfire.But the threat of no power in a heatwave has some customers heated."I mean, really disappointed," St. Helena homeowner Perry Clark told KTVU, "When you need it the most, on the hottest day, when we need to use the A/C, we’re not going to have it.
"I would really appreciate some specific addresses and timeframes," said Elisha Smiley, owner of Roman Holiday Gelato.We searched for Smiley’s business address on the PG&E website, which showed she was not part of the planned shutoff, something any customer can do with their own address."Yeah, I don’t want to be stuck in a hot house. No." Nicholas Simmons said after downing a cool mint gelato.