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eissa

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1. About fucking time

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 05:51 PM

Jul 2021

I guess billions paid in settlements for fires they've caused eventually forced them to do something they should have done long ago.

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PG&E announces plan to bury thousands of miles of lines [View all] Auggie Jul 2021 OP

About fucking time eissa Jul 2021 #1

I was just about to post that! About fucking time! Dream Girl Jul 2021 #2

It's not that easy to bury 765,000V lines. truthisfreedom Jul 2021 #3

Throw earthquakes into the mix. I appeciate the hesitation on one hand... mpcamb Jul 2021 #10

omg, I didn't consider that. truthisfreedom Jul 2021 #14

We have rapid transport trains running in tubes below the Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #15

Something about a horse SoCalNative Jul 2021 #4

sce should have too. but a little late as u put it. AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #8

should have been done decades ago!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #5

beat me to it. love your screen nick btw. AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #6

it's coming from Fox news though... Is it trustworthy? Flash953 Jul 2021 #7

They got it from Associated Press Auggie Jul 2021 #9

OK Flash953 Jul 2021 #11

Technical challenges of undergrounding high voltage transmission lines (PDF) brachism Jul 2021 #12

This is awesome -- a must-read! Thanks for posting! Auggie Jul 2021 #20

I'll add to this melm00se Jul 2021 #21

I'll let you know how I feel about it Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #13

A challenge - especially in the Sierras Retrograde Jul 2021 #16

PG&E caused 1,500 fires by 2019 NullTuples Jul 2021 #17

Finally! The cost of burying the lines ($20B) is about the cost of 1 major fire. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #18

In NYC at the turn of the century 1900 BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #19

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