Posted on 11/26/2021 10:35:49 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds were declining in strength across Southern California on Friday and utilities were restoring power to thousands of customers whose electricity was shut off to prevent wildfires.
The seasonal dry winds produced fierce gusts on Thanksgiving Day, toppling trees and causing other damage while “public safety power shutoffs” in high-risk areas interrupted traditional dinner plans.
One location in Los Angeles County had an 89 mph (143 kph) gust early Thursday, but the National Weather Service said winds Friday were not nearly as strong.
No major wildfires were reported during the peak of the Santa Ana wind event but red flag warnings of fire danger were to remain in effect until evening.
Southern California Edison’s website showed about 38,700 customers without power and fewer than 123,000 still under consideration for shutoffs. San Diego Gas & Electric had fewer than 3,200 customers without electricity but said there was still potential for about 50,000 others to have electricity shut off.
Restoring power can only be done after lines are inspected and any damage repaired.
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so the wind turbines didn’t spin up a major power surge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZLjnMyqYWI&list=PLjU_I03inU1ijGM3PibFl9PXXamHbKKCM
Smokey ad when “forest fires” were a problem.
The government solved it all after that.
California’s new social contract: you get to live in the 21st century, as long as we deem its not too hot, not too cold, there is no wind, no fires, you wear a mask, and get the vax.
It’s too bad that the CA power companies cannot cut off power to just those home where the occupants are tree huggers who prevent the building of new power plants.
The planned outage was just punishment for white and other heritage Californians who celebrate a day of giving thanks to God. You will never convince me otherwise.
Only needed to cut it off on Thanksgiving day. What a coincidence.
When the wind blows they cut off power. When the wind stops blowing no more power. 🤪
Hope all those who have those nifty electric cars were able to charge their cars before the outage just in case a wildfire broke out and who were trapped as you did not have enough juice to escape the raging inferno on foot.
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