SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas & Electric is considering cutting power in an area of Northern California devastated by the deadliest wildfire in state history, as fall brings back dangerous conditions and the company tries to head off further wildfires sparked by electrical equipment.
The San Francisco-based utility was expected to decide by the evening of Sept. 23 on whether controlled power outages that would affect 21,000 customers are needed to ease the risk of wildfires.
