PG&E power shutoffs in the Sutter Buttes
Summary
PG&E plans to cut power June 10-11, mostly around the Sutter Buttes, due to fire weather. A community resource center at the Sutter Youth Organization will offer charging and air conditioning. Supervisor Ziegenmeyer is pushing back on the Buttes' fire-threat classification.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Outage costs fall on residents and businesses; the county opened a free resource center.
Residents near the Buttes get a cooling/charging site during the outage.
Households in the shutoff zone, including medical baseline and IHSS clients, lose power for up to two days.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Supervisors - Regular Session — October 13, 2026
PG&E's new maps put the Sutter Buttes in Public Safety Power Shutoff territory, and this year's shutoff left customers without power for roughly 48 hours. Supervisors Ziegenmeyer and Boone pushed back hard, saying there's no history of wind-caused fires in the Buttes and residents lost thousands in spoiled food. PG&E says it must de-energize whole circuits feeding wildland areas and offered a community meeting.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Session — June 9, 2026
PG&E plans to cut power June 10-11, mostly around the Sutter Buttes, due to fire weather. A community resource center at the Sutter Youth Organization will offer charging and air conditioning. Supervisor Ziegenmeyer is pushing back on the Buttes' fire-threat classification.
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