PG&E may cut power to 850k California customers this weekend due to fire risk

Re:PG&E may cut power to 850k California customers this week... by Rebelgecko on Friday October 25, 2019 @05:49PM (#21359576)

Unless I'm reading it wrong it looks like the "Power shutoff potential" is elevated or higher for all of their CA territory

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Re:PG&E may cut power to 850k California customers this week... by nostrademons on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:25PM (#21359853)

You're reading it wrong. Most of the denser urban areas are excluded, including SF and most of urbanized Silicon Valley; the reporter tweeting this sensationalized it.

Here's the actual map:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=64ec74b4d4...

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Re:PG&E may cut power to 850k California customers this week... by bsamuels on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:34PM (#21359907)

that map is a lot more damning from a visual perspective, even if it doesnt capture that many people

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