Ahead of Election Day, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced it will launch planned shutoffs to about 15,000 customers in areas it deems to have elevated wildfire risk.In recent years, PG&E created the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program,

Pacific Gas and Electric has a dozen California counties on a list of counties that may be affected by a public safety power shutoff on election day.

As residents prepare to cast their ballots, county officials emphasized their commitment to maintaining a safe, accessible, and efficient election process.

To reduce the risk of wildfires, PG&E might shut off power to about 15,000 of its California customers, starting Tuesday night Dry conditions and winds up to 60 miles per hour are expected to increase the risk of wildfires this week.