It varies by area: in the hills, there have been several power shutoffs in the last few years. The big wildfires that PG&E got assigned liability for made them

It varies by area: in the hills, there have been several power shutoffs in the last few years. The big wildfires that PG&E got assigned liability for made them greatly widen the criteria they use to shut off power to prevent wildfires: Los Altos Hills claims it happens once or twice a year: https://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/469/Public-Safety-Power-Shutoff https://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/469/Public-Safety-Power-Shu...