Posted on 04/24/2022 10:03:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Have they ever eyed lower bills?
Wait till CA gets 10 million power sucking electrical appliance vehicles on the road.
Get ready for power/electricity rationing California.☺
Apparently Californians have bottomless pockets, as governmental organizations and utilities have no concern about reaching the limits of taxpayers resources.
I remember that in the 1976-1977 drought P,G,& E raised water rates because people used less water. When the rains came and filled the reservoirs, the rates never came back down.
Why is that?
They don’t give a whit about the tax payers, except when it comes to seizing their money/assets.
If they cared about the tax payers in CA, they wouldn’t have upwards of 6 million illegals in CA looting social services meant for Americans, jamming hospitals, schools, jails etc etc.
We’re asked to conserve resources. Useage goes down. Revenue decreases. Rates go up. Repeat.
I do electrical distribution design. The amount of work, and lack of qualified people, is absolutely staggering. It’s all over the country, with approximately 75% of the design and construction being done via contractors/engineering firms.
There’s work to be done for decades, it’s crazy.
I try to tell young men to get into the industry.
I didn’t think PG&E handled water.
“Get ready for power/electricity rationing California.”
What they’ll do is shut down charging of electric cars when pressed for power. Going to suck for people who had planned to charge up at those times.
“I try to tell young men to get into the industry.”
Oh PLEASE, power isn’t nearly as sexy as electronics, computers, and communications. Why should anyone get involved with that old, dirty, stuff?
Maybe my math is no good but, PGE claims a 1% increase for utilities on a debt class of $50 billion, which would require $226 million in new revenues.
At that rate it would take over 200 years to fulfill their $50 billion obligation
PGE has a water department?
That’s pretty much what they think. It pays good money, is recession proof, and there’s perpetual work for decades.
I’m biased, but it’s heavily white male. I don’t have to worry about sexist/racist BS. The blacks and women in the field are typically intelligent, educated, and reasonable.
I dont remember that PG&E ever ran a water utility. Maybe near some dam possibly?
LOL, and very true!
Its steady work with great benefits and a really good job for a man with a family. Old school.
Speaking as a retiree from a very similar job.
“Wait till CA gets 10 million power sucking electrical appliance vehicles on the road.”
Assuming 60 miles per day, charging at 3 kw for 5 hours at night there is enough excess capacity now for those cars.
You are actually right. There is literally nobody available for a lot of infrastructure/utility specialties.
Not to my knowledge. San Jose Water Company has their own issues about insane rate increases. But on the plus side, they never blew up a town.
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