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California Cities and towns without electricity for 5-7 days
- ogre_codes 7y agoActual story about this with details here: https://sf.curbed.com/2019/10/7/20903238/pge-fire-blackout-power-outages-bay-area-planned https://sf.curbed.com/2019/10/7/20903238/pge-fire-blackout-p...
- ecf 7y agoSo instead of properly maintaining their infrastructure, they just completely shut down when their job becomes tough? I can’t wait to get out of this state.
- TheHypnotist 7y agoSomething similar happens to prevent long-term, widespread blackouts on summer days. These usually last hours. But 7 days? That's tough to justify to the public. I understand why they feel it's necessary, and maybe it is necessary. But there has to be a better way.
- aeternum 7y agoIf this actually happens, it will be great for Tesla and other companies that produce home solar + batteries.
- TheHypnotist 7y agoSure - but this isn't the answer for everyone.
- junar 7y agoPG&E has a map of potentially affected areas. Seems like many of the areas affected are less densely populated. https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/psps-service-impact-map.page https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natu...
- sundbry 7y agoIn Soviet California, forest fire prevent you!