Earlier this month, nearly 2 million Californians were hurt by a “planned” power shutoff by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), a private utility company
The state created the situation and then passed the buck to someone else.
Not a word of blame for CPUC abd CalEPA who actually run PG&E.
PG&E can’t sneeze without getting approval from CPUC, let alone preemptively shutting off power to millions.
Everyone fails to mention that Gavin Newsom signed new wildfire laws that REQUIRES utilities around the state to shut down the power in windy situations.
I assume that the statute that says PG&E is liable for any damages caused by a failure of their equipment regardless of the circumstances would also apply to the new “public power” PG&E. I would hope so since the taxpayers would then be on the hook financially rather than the previous shareholders. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.