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Sure, PG&E implodes but then who manages Diablo Canyon and who delivers electricity to the unprofitable rural areas? I left California last century but seem to
by UncleEntity 2y ago
Sure, PG&E implodes but then who manages Diablo Canyon and who delivers electricity to the unprofitable rural areas?
I left California last century but seem to recall the PUC(?) has a pretty tight reign on what PG&E does and doesn't do.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoUnfortunately rural inhabitants have been free riding on a grostesquely distorted market for decades. It may be hard for them to swallow the idea that they will have to pay market rates for transmission and maintenance, but they should also be the first to agree that despite this, it's ultimately a more fair order han getting what essentially amounts to a handout today.
- kevinburke 2y agoThe flip side of this is that more and more homes are being built in fire zones in large part because we subsidize development in fire zones. It's a bad problem because of bad incentives. We should incentivize urban living
- JCharante 2y ago> Sure, PG&E implodes but then who manages Diablo Canyon and who delivers electricity to the unprofitable rural areas? Hopefully no one manages them and that forces residents to move out and stop being a drain on society.
- gottorf 2y agoI assume the same should apply to, say, USPS, and the residents of Alaska and Hawaii should stop being leeches who can get letters delivered to them below cost?
- kelseyfrog 2y agoIf you prioritize ideological consistency over pragmatics, sure. I don't; I just want a fair system for electrical services.