3 ms·
I dunno. I live in San Diego County. My house monitor has recorded 14 power outages during previous 11 months. Three were planned power cuts, two were due to hi
by BJBBB 5y ago
I dunno. I live in San Diego County. My house monitor has recorded 14 power outages during previous 11 months. Three were planned power cuts, two were due to high winds, and the remainder varied between 3 minutes to over 14 hours where SDG&E could offer no explanation. My neighbor's PV system measured 16 power outages during same period, so my system may have missed some 'glitches'.
I used to live in Anza Valley (Riverside County), where the local co-op lost power at least once per month.
California do not have reliable power. California utilities have been charged with various felonies. California utilities had previously been allowed, by the state government, to increase rates without requiring routine maintenance to power and gas infrastructure.
- lettergram 5y agoIt doesn’t help the state literally approves all repairs. Meaning the state itself is at least, in part, to blame for even that. I even personally know some people who worked on the grid. They told me the regulations keep them replacing decades old part designs because they’re the only ones approved. The reality is California’s government is both incompetent and corrupt. Businesses are owned by the politicians in many cases, so you can’t really distinguish.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> California utilities have been charged with various felonies. Convicted of federal felonies, in at least PG&Es case, both in the San Bruno gas explosion and the more recent fires.