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Northern California faces massive power outage

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The utility company PG&E is conducting the preventive power shut-off across nearly 30 counties in California in response to high winds that could pose a fire threat.
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Armando Espinoza delivers paper products to a cafe in downtown Sonoma, Calif., where power is turned off, on Wednesday. Pacific Gas & Electric has cut power to more than half a million customers in Northern California hoping to prevent wildfires during dry, windy weather throughout the region.
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Joseph Pokorski drinks a beer at The Town Square as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday.
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Garfield Elementary School student Terreece Douresseau attempts to enter the front door of the school only to learn the school has been closed due to a possible power outage by Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday.
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Vehicles backs up on Highway 12 as traffic signals remain dark during a power outage on Wednesday in Boyes Hot Springs, Calif.
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Moraga Hardware and Lumber employee Arthur Barnes looks over a shelf where Yeti coolers are sold at the store in Moraga, Calif., Wednesday.
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Danny Molles, sales supervisor at Friedman's Home Improvement, right, uses a flashlight to help a customer look for batteries at the family-owned store in Sonoma, Calif., which had its power shut off in the morning on Wednesday.
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Crews work to connect generators in effort to keep the Caldecott Tunnel open to traffic during a possible power outage at noon on Wednesday.
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CVS Pharmacy shift supervisor James Quinn throws out ice cream from darkened freezers as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday.
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Lit by battery-powered lights, a worker awaits customers at Basque Boulangerie Cafe as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday.
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Shift supervisor James Quinn walks through a darkened CVS Pharmacy as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power on Wednesday.