The extended heat wave baking the Bay Area is leading to heat-related power outages across the region.
Scroll down for the latest information regarding outages and to see PG&E's power outage map.
What to know about PG&E's power outage map
PG&E breaks down power outages with a four-color scale: green, yellow, orange and red. Here's a look at what those colors mean.
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- Green: 1 to 49 customers impacted
- Yellow: 50 to 499 customers impacted
- Orange: 500 to 4,999 customers impacted
- Red: 5,000 or more customers impacted
Significant power outages reported in the Bay Area
- As of 9:25 a.m. Thursday, there were no significant PG&E power outages to report. All of the outages listed on the utility's outage map were impacting 499 customers or less.
The power outages that have occurred so far during the late-summer heat wave were not planned, according to PG&E. Power went out due to the intense heat overwhelming equipment.
The California Independent System Operator has issued another Flex Alert for Thursday. Californians are strongly urged to conserve energy between 3 and 10 p.m.
