{"id":49039,"date":"2019-10-19T16:11:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49039"},"modified":"2019-10-19T16:11:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T21:11:51","slug":"pge-may-sporadically-cut-power-to-californians-for-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49039","title":{"rendered":"PG&E May Sporadically Cut Power To Californians For A Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PG&E May Sporadically\u00a0Cut Power To Californians\u00a0For A Decade<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Californians trying to justify living in the Golden State might be updating their pro\/con list by occasional candlelight for up to a decade<\/strong>, according to PG&E. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the state’s largest utility announced that intentional<\/strong> power outages aimed at preventing wildfires may continue for up to a decade<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CEO Bill Johnson later clarified during a Friday meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission, saying “I didn’t mean to say we’d be doing it on this scale for 10 years. I think they’ll decrease in size and scope every year.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any of PG&E’s 5 million electric customers can be affected by the practice known as Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)<\/strong>, which cuts electricity to avoid causing fires during high winds and dry conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California Public Utilities Commission said it held the emergency meeting specifically to hear from PG&E’s executives regarding “the mistakes and operational gaps identified in the utility’s latest Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) events and to provide lessons learned to ensure they are not repeated.” –CNN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week nearly\u00a0800,000 Californians lost power<\/strong>\u00a0after PG&E shut it off to lower the risk of wildfires caused by the company’s equipment. The outage cost the city of San Jose\u00a0at least half a million dollars<\/strong>, according to the mayor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n