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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by yeezul on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @09:39AM (#21397553)
I'm not completely sure this is indeed what we're talking about, but in Quebec, Hydro Quebec clears the forest around their power lines [0][1]

0: https://imgur.com/a/P5boTGD 1: https://imgur.com/a/judq7zj

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Re:PG&E turning off power to protect against fire has create... by grawprog on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @09:44AM (#21397618)
Yeah same in BC. My old place used.to have a bunch of trees in the front yard. BC hydro used to show up regularly to cut branches on them that interfered with powerlines.
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