>Why do people blame PG&E? People blame PG&E because investigations have traced several colossal fires back to electrical equipment. Shutting off the power is

>Why do people blame PG&E? People blame PG&E because investigations have traced several colossal fires back to electrical equipment. Shutting off the power isn't a panacea. But California's electrical grid was built for the climate of the past, and is increasingly looking dangerous on high-fire-danger days in the climate of the future. So shutting it off on those days is going to have to become a component of prevention, unfortunately. I have many friends in an area devastated by one of the large fires a few years ago, and the sentiment I've seen over the past few days is largely gratefulness. A recognition that, as bad as blackouts are, if they can prevent a catastrophe, they're worth it.