>> IT'S BROKEN PROMISES EVERY YEAR, IT SEEMS TO ME. THEY SAY WE'VE DONE THIS, WE'VE DONE THAT, UPGRADED CERTAIN IN.TH BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING'S BEEN DONE. ANDREA: WITH SO MANY PEOPLEN NEVADA COUNTY, WITHOUT POWER IN THCOE LD, A MAN WHO LIVES THERE CAME TO US WITH QUESTIONS. BRIAN: AS KCRA 3'S MELANIE WINGO EXPLAINS. TH E MAN SAW DOZENS OF UTILITY VEHICLES SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, NOT DEPLOYED FIXING THE COUNTLESS DOWNED LINES IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CNTOU MELANIE: LIFETIME NEVADA COUNTY RESIDENT BILL STROHBIN I CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE ACROSS HIS COMMUNI.TY >> PEOPLE ARE SUFFERG.IN UNTIL TOY. HE'S BEEN LIVING WITHOUT POWER AFTER THE DECEMBER 26 STM.OR BRITTA:NY MELANIE: -- LAMENIE: SO, HE'S KEPT HIMSELF BUSY, DRINIVG TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED. >> IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH COUNESTLS HOMES, ROOVES COMPLETELY CAVED IN INTO LIVING QUARTERS. MELANIE: PEOPLE LIKE THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ALTA SIERRA, ALMOST ON DAY 10 WITHOUT POWER. >> THEY'RE WET AND THEY'RE COLD AND THEY HAVE NO ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OR LEAVE THEIR HOMES. TREES ARE GOING ACROSS THEIR DRIVEWAYS. THEY DON'T HAVE CHAINSAWS TO CUT THEIR WAYS OUT. THEY'RE DESPERATE. MELANIE: THAT'S WHY HE GOT FRUSTRATED WHEN HE SAW THIS AT THE NEVADA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. A FLT EEOF UTILITY TRUSCK PARKED. >> THEY'RE JUST IDLE, THEY'RE WAITING. MELANI BILL IS WONDERING WHY THEY'RE NOT DEPLOYED IN SOME OF THE HARDEST-HIT COMMUNITIES OF NEVADA COUNTY. >> IF EY CTHAN RESTORE POWER IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS AS EFFICIENTLY AS THEY'VE SHOWN ME, THEY CAN, WELL THEN WHY AREN'T THEY IN THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT ARE COMPLETELY DEVASTATED BY THE HUNDREDS? MELANIE: WE TRIED SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE CREWS AT THIS YARD ABOUT THE WORK THEY'VE DONOVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, BUT NONE OF THE WORKERS WAS ABLE TO TALK ON CAMERA. A PG&E SPOKESPERSON TOLD KCRA 3, THERE ARE SO MANY CREWS HERE TO HELP THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM AT THE AUBURN YARD. SO, CREWS PARK AT PLACES LIKE THE NEVADA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, GET THEIR JOB PACKETANS D HEAD OUT FOR THE DAY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE BILL SAY, THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY SO MANY VEHICLES ARE NOT FANNED OUT IN THE FIELD. >> PEOPLE ARE WAITING TOEAR THAT THERE'S POWER RESTORED, THEY'RE WAINGTI TO HEAR THAT THERE'S HOPE. AND BILL BELIEVES. THE WORKERS WANT TO HELP. THEY JUST NEED DISPATCH ORDERS TO GET OUT THE.RE >> THE PEOPLE I SEE THAT ARE DOING WORK THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT THEY REALLY CARE THEY JUST NEED TO HAVE PERMISSION TO GO TO WORK. MELANIE: IN NEVADA COUNTY, MELANIE WINGO, KCRA 3 NE
Thousands in Sierra, Foothills now on day 9 without power after heavy snowfall
Several utility companies have come to aid PG&E in restoring energy
Updated: 11:15 PM PST Jan 4, 2022
Tens of thousands of people across the Sierra and Foothills have gone over a week without power after days of snowfall and significant weather in Northern California.The situation with helping get the lights back on for residents has gotten to the point where several other utility companies have come to assist Pacific Gas & Electric Co after the company called for aid on Friday. According to PG&E, there is not enough space for all crews to park at their Auburn Yard.Currently, PG&E said there are 2,000 personnel working to restore power, including PG&E crews. Of those personnel, 1,200 of them are linemen. The agencies helping include Roseville Electric Utility, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Public Service New Mexico, Tillamook People's Utility District and Lower Valley Energy.KCRA 3 Meteorologist Mark Finan snow in the Sierra will wind down Tuesday evening. Afterward, crews will have a break in the weather until Friday, where there will be snow at or above 5,000 feet elevation. That also means there will be no impact for residents living in lower elevations who are still without power.At its worst, there were as many as 90,000 customers without power since Christmas weekend. As of Jan. 4 at 11:15 p.m., there are roughly 19,100 customers without power.Here is a breakdown of the outages by county:Nevada County: 10,510 customers El Dorado County: 3,070 customersPlacer County: 3,518 customersAmador County: 1,772 customersCalaveras County: 235 customers | RELATED | Sierra snowstorm: Here are storm assistance resources by county PG&E said around 2,000 trees have fallen and 456 poles were damaged from the storm.
Tens of thousands of people across the Sierra and Foothills have gone over a week without power after days of snowfall and significant weather in Northern California.
The situation with helping get the lights back on for residents has gotten to the point where several other utility companies have come to assist Pacific Gas & Electric Co after the company called for aid on Friday. According to PG&E, there is not enough space for all crews to park at their Auburn Yard.
Currently, PG&E said there are 2,000 personnel working to restore power, including PG&E crews. Of those personnel, 1,200 of them are linemen. The agencies helping include Roseville Electric Utility, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Public Service New Mexico, Tillamook People's Utility District and Lower Valley Energy.
KCRA 3 Meteorologist Mark Finan snow in the Sierra will wind down Tuesday evening. Afterward, crews will have a break in the weather until Friday, where there will be snow at or above 5,000 feet elevation. That also means there will be no impact for residents living in lower elevations who are still without power.
At its worst, there were as many as 90,000 customers without power since Christmas weekend. As of Jan. 4 at 11:15 p.m., there are roughly 19,100 customers without power.
Here is a breakdown of the outages by county:
| RELATED | Sierra snowstorm: Here are storm assistance resources by county
PG&E said around 2,000 trees have fallen and 456 poles were damaged from the storm.
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