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gfwzig

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7. PG&E got fined for starting fires last year... but rather than upgrade the system to prevent it..

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:28 PM

Oct 2019

they just shut off power to millions and are waiting for public uproar to warp the system in their favor. What is the $ penalty for not providing power to the area, it needs to be increased to higher than the fines & lost profits. (edited to correct a typing error)

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California Power Outages: Fire Danger Prompts PG&E to Cut Electricity [View all] UpInArms Oct 2019 OP

500,000 .. 800,000 customers -- and aren't there on average about 2.5 people per account? progree Oct 2019 #1

Very bad news for the poor and sick who can't afford to live in the cities dalton99a Oct 2019 #2

500-800000 sounds low. My daughters in the Bay Area and my mother in Eureka are wiggs Oct 2019 #3

this AllaN01Bear Oct 2019 #4

Detailed article without x articles/month quota. So. Cal could be affected Thurs progree Oct 2019 #5

My friends in Oakland and in UC Berkeley are affected lunatica Oct 2019 #6

PG&E got fined for starting fires last year... but rather than upgrade the system to prevent it.. gfwzig Oct 2019 #7

Is there anything they can do to make this not necessary? Sapient Donkey Oct 2019 #8

Rich corps do things for rich corps, not the people who pay the bills! Brainfodder Oct 2019 #9

Small local area power backup might be one of the best applications for wind and solar in the future Bearware Oct 2019 #10