Power is being restored to thousands of PG and E customers in Nevada County affected by wildfires that erupted late Sunday night and early Monday. Utility spokeswoman Brandi Merlo says 2,200 customers are still affected. But crews have now been granted access into areas of the Lobo and McCourtney fire zones…

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But Merlo says only 347 homes are still off in the Lake Wildwood/Penn Valley area, where most of the power was turned off for firefighter safety.There are 667 outages in Rough and Ready, 817 in an area near Nevada City, and 455 in an area near Grass Valley…

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Merlo says assessments should be completed by early Wednesday, then restorations efforts could begin.