Californians are learning to live like the Amish after investor-owned utility PG&E this week shut off power to two million or so residents to prevent wildfires amid heavy, dry winds. Blame the state’s largest blackout on a perfect storm of bad policies. Two dozen or so wildfires in the past few years have been linked […]
BLACKOUT! California Utility Co. Intentionally Cuts Power to MILLIONS Due to ‘High Winds’…
Millions of California residents were left in the dark this week when Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) intentionally cut power to large sections of the state; saying high winds could down power lines and cause forest fires. “Gusts topping freeway speed raked the San Francisco Bay Area early Thursday after California’s biggest utility shut off […]
Map Showing Shutdown Locations and When Power Will Be Restored…
PG&E Will Shut Down Power for 800,000 Customers as Fire Danger Peaks…
PG&E on Tuesday afternoon announced an unprecedented power shutdown to nearly 800,000 customers, including 278,000 in the Bay Area, under a new program intended to prevent catastrophic wildfires in the wake of deadly blazes linked to its equipment. The news Tuesday came as cities and residents scrambled to prepare for planned blackouts of up to […]