A new weather monitoring device installed by Pacific Gas & Electric on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road will add to a network of stations and provide hyper-local data that the utility says will help prevent blackouts in West Marin.
The station, a set of devices installed on a utility pole near the intersection with Nicasio Valley Road, will collect data on wind direction and speed, humidity and temperature. It is part of a project by PG&E…