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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by dahdum on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:17AM (#21396828)
I wish more people knew this, PG&E didn’t take exorbitant profits for the past 30 years at the expense of maintenance. CPUC controls retail rates, and they are politically motivated to keep them as low as possible.
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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by hcurtiss on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @09:28AM (#21397434)
Particularly in the face of expensive renewables mandates. One way to soften the blow of the RPS was to defer maintenance.
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