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Re:‘This Did Not Go Well’: Inside PG&E’s Blackout Control Room by dodobirdlord on Saturday October 12, 2019 @09:43PM (#21237708)
> Granted, most munis don't have to deal with long-distance distribution

That really seems to be the only thing that matters here, given that the issue is about the liabilities fires due to lack of line maintenance in forested areas.

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Re:‘This Did Not Go Well’: Inside PG&E’s Blackout Control Room by dredmorbius on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:52AM (#21239705)
That fails to consider the second part of my statement. The government-run power administrations are all about long-distance transmission.
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