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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by marcyb5st on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:15AM (#21395067)
That sounds like and excuse. I'm Italian and back at home we also have heartquakes and wildfires problems. And yet a lot of our distribution lines are underground (apart from the high and ultra high voltage ones).
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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by djrogers on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @10:57AM (#21398428)
It's the high and ultra-high voltage lines taht are the problem here. A lot of in-town power lines are buried in California, but those aren't the lines that are under scrutiny here.
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