Posted on 10/10/2021 10:57:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric said it may shut off power to about 44,000 customers in California beginning on Monday due to potentially dry, gusty winds that could raise the risk electrical equipment sparking fires.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning of extreme fire danger starting late Sunday, when offshore winds are expected to develop across parts of northern and central California. The warning extends to late Tuesday and the strongest winds are expected on Monday.
The high winds, combined with bone-dry vegetation caused by the drought, could increase the risk of trees falling on power lines and sparking a wildfire, PG&E said.
The utility began intentionally shutting off power in the fall of 2019 to prevent wildfires, after an investigation determined the Camp Fire that wiped out most of the town of Paradise was sparked by its equipment. The company filed for bankruptcy and pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the 2018 fire.
It also faces numerous criminal charges for fires caused by its fraying equipment, including involuntary manslaughter charges filed last month in connection to a wildfire near the city of Redding last year that killed four people.
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No wind, no electricity. Excess wind, no electricity. Nice going.
More electric cars are needed in California.
what a load of crap
Remember we live in the People’s Republic of California.
I’m sorry, but I just can’t keep up with all this New Age electricity stuff. I thought high winds would be good (windmill generators need high winds). But evidently high winds are bad.
eff em Tesla is moving to Tx
Blows to live in Cancerfornia, kekw.
Wait til they are all MANDATED to get electric cars. No electric at all. Great idea dems.
California has a thousand reasons for blackouts—but the bottom line is that power is always intermittent in the third world.
wind power is joke and you need variable pitch blades for various wind speeds
Better safe than sparky.
Welcome to dystopia CA, you voted for it.
5.56mm
THERE’S NEVER POWER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(Sung to the tune of IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
Got on board a high speed train to nowhere
Didn’t think before deciding my vote
All that talk about fruities, tv breaks and movies
Rang true…sure rang true.
Seems there’s never power in Southern California
Seems that talk about windmills was all crap
There’s never power in California
But libs didn’t we warn ya
It’s dark…..it sure is dark.
Mad Mo’ dint have no steeenkin’ harnessed electrons.
Related:
California Gov Gavin Newsom signs law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment
Goody
I use an oxygen concentrator at night and an inhaler nebulizer 5 times a day
Pge said they would provide me a backup battery.....9 months ago.
I’m sure someone got paid for it,,,and I’m equally sure I’ll never see it.
Contractor is probably part of the peosi/Gavin crime family imho.
Oh
And
Most of our fires were started by arsonists,
Not drought
( they call it a drought cuz Gavin let our 7 year water supply in our resivours run free as Willy to the sea)
Nor
Climate Change mythology.
Oh great get my power shut off due to high winds, because they can’t cut back trees the overgrow pge power lines, just stupid
“Remember we live in the People’s Republic of California.”
I live in the Free State of Florida.
“wind power is joke and you need variable pitch blades for various wind speeds”
Yeah, but if you are a large operator the govt subsidies ensure you make money anyway. Warren Buffet told me that.
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