1,400 customers in Rohnert Park still without power; outage unrelated to PG&E shut-offs

Power has been restored to more than half of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company customers who experienced an outage Tuesday in southwestern Rohnert Park and Cotati.

The original 2,820 customers lost power about 3:45 p.m., according to PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi.

As of 7 p.m., only 1,404 customers remain affected, he said, and the outage was not part of planned power shut-offs now occurring in Sonoma County because of a “dry offshore wind event.” All 1,404 customers are in Rohnert Park, he said.

As many as 51,000 customers across 18 counties in Northern California, including 4,563 customers in Lake County; 1,138 customers in Mendocino County; 6,849 customers in Napa County; and 1,864 customers in Sonoma County were expected to be affected by the PG&E power shut-offs due to extreme weather conditions Tuesday evening.

Shut-offs were expected to end on Wednesday, officials said.

To determine if your address might be affected by the shut-offs check here.

It is unclear what caused the Rohnert Park outage, but it is suspected that some kind of object or tree had contact with overhead power lines, Guidi said.

PG&E doesn’t know when power will be restored, he said, contrary to an earlier estimate of 6:45 p.m. by Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officials.

The PG&E shut-offs began for 1,864 customers in Sonoma County at about 6 p.m., depending on the weather.

You can reach Staff Writer Kathleen Coates at kathleen.coates@pressdemocrat.com.