PG&E PSPS: East Bay man frustrated after power shut off for 5th time in 8 months [Video]

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) — More than 16,000 people across the Bay Area woke up without power on Thursday.

PG&E says this was part of their Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

These are a planned strategy by the utility to prevent wildfires when there’s high fire danger.

As of about 10 a.m. on Thursday, power had been restored to 91% of customers across the Bay Area.

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Some neighbors in Walnut Creek say it was out for more than 24 hours, impacting work from home, food storage and keeping kids entertained.

“Just got back 15 minutes ago, I went to a café to go to work today and as soon as I got there, I got the message that power is back so I was like, alright, I’ll go back home,” Chad Buccine, a Walnut Creek resident said.

Buccine and his family …