Rocky Mountain Power has issued Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) warnings and watches for parts of Utah including Carbon and Emery counties starting Friday morning June 26. The utility is responding to red flag fire weather conditions with high winds and low humidity. Customers in warning areas could lose power as early as 7 a.m. Friday and may not see restoration until Sunday evening after physical line inspections are completed. The PSPS program is designed to prevent wildfires caused by power lines during extreme weather. This type of shutoff is becoming more common as climate change drives hotter drier conditions across the West. Residents are urged to prepare backup plans and monitor RockyMountainPower.net/PSPS for address specific updates. The situation highlights the tension between grid reliability and wildfire prevention in a warming climate.
