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Prepare Your Home

Be ready for summer heat waves and wildfire conditions that can lead to power outages.

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Summertime means prep time. For fun, for vacations, and unfortunately, for extreme summer weather. As Oregon’s climate changes, the hot and dry conditions increase the likelihood of power outages. But if we’re all prepared, an outage can be a little easier to get through. Start with the 3 steps below.

Stay in the know

Update your email address and phone number with us online, on the PGE app or by calling us, so we can send you notices in the event of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).

Make a plan

The outage kit checklist also has a planning checklist on the back, but you can start here for the basics:

Plan ahead to relocate with a friend, family member or to a shelter, especially if you have a medical condition that requires electricity or you work or learn from home
Always keep ice packs in your freezer to keep food cold until you can get ice
Plan for feeding and watering pets or livestock, if well pumps don't have power
Consider buying a backup generator and follow manufacturers' guidelines for its safe operation
Plan your wildfire evacuation route if needed (see your county's evacuation guide)
Create a line of defense around your home
Get more information from the National Fire Protection Association, the Red Cross and Ready.gov

Create a summer outage kit

Summer outages are different than winter outages. Plan for household needs and gather what you’ll need to stay cool, fed and hydrated. Below are a few basic items, and you'll find a more robust checklist for a PSPS here.

Flashlights or headlamps
Battery- or hand-powered radio and fans
Extra batteries
Car chargers for cell phones and electronic devices
Bottled water for people and animals (if you rely on electricity to pump water)
Frozen cold packs or water frozen in bags or plastic bottles (keep ready in your freezer)
Emergency phone numbers, including PGE Customer Service: 503-228-6322

Plan for medical needs

We encourage customers with medical needs and facilities that care for vulnerable populations and depend on electricity for medical equipment to have a backup source of power and contingency plans in the event of an outage.

Plan for medical needs so you can still power medical equipment during an outage.
Enroll in our Medical Certificate program, this lets us know where there are critical needs so we can proactively communicate with you about outages.
Plan ahead to relocate with a friend, family member or to a shelter if needed.
Consider buying a backup generator and follow manufacturers' guidelines for its safe operation.

Cooling shelter information

If extreme heat means you need a place to cool off, find information by county at 211info.org.

More resources

What is a Public Safety Power Shutoff?

The safety of our customers and community is always our first priority. If extreme weather conditions threaten our ability to safely operate the electrical grid, we will turn off power in certain high-risk areas to help protect public safety. This is called a Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS.

A Public Safety Power Shutoff is a last-resort safety measure. We consider wind speed, temperature, humidity, the dryness of trees and brush, field observations by our crews, as well as information from local fire departments when we’re deciding whether a PSPS is needed.

If we do need to call a PSPS, we work to minimize the number of customers affected and the amount of time they are without power. And, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening and what to expect from us by communicating across a wide range of channels.

See PSPS map

We have ways to help small businesses prepare for outages, too.