I’m a procrastinator. Working on my taxes, too.
In the past, when there have been widespread power outages, PG&E would restore power based on the # of people affected. For example, if a repair will restore power to 5,000 people, that will get done before a repair that will restore power to fewer than that # (although if two areas have a similar # of users, one with a lower count might get restored first if it contains a hospital).
Where I live in TN we’ve always had what I call “dirty” power in that the supplier often has surges and occasional stoppages that can run from a few minutes to several hours. We’ve also had a huge snow storm and a tornado, each of which cut off power for several days. My solutions have been to put surge protectors on all my outlets that have attached electronics and to get an all house automatic propane powered generator with a 500 gal. tank that will run the house for about 400 hours. My advice to people in CA is to do the same. Of course, with the PG & E problems the costs of auxiliary power rigs and propane are likely to skyrocket. Here in E TN propane runs about $4.00/gal.