Wednesday and Thursday, PG&E will be conducting helicopter patrols of power lines in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
The helicopters will depart from Paso Robles Municipal Airport.
They will fly over Huasna, Hwy 166 East of Santa Maria, and West of Paso Robles near Lake Nacimiento.
The patrols are part of a public safety power preparedness exercise.
No power shutoffs are anticipated during the drill.