California power outages mapped by the L.A. Times

By: Eric Gundersen

It’s hard to believe how big an area of California was impacted by public safety power shutdowns this week.

L.A. Times data journalist Ben Welsh mapped where PG&E warned it may shut off power.

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Ben made the map with data provided by Pacific Gas & Electric.

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Southern California Edison has cut power to nearly 13,000 customers as of Thursday afternoon, with another 160,000 across eight counties being warned their power could be shut down, too.

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Using data provided by SCE, the LA Times team mapped areas currently without power, and those monitored for possible shutoff.

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