Grumpycat
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No rate increase necessary. The funds were there before they were diverted for stupid things such as Net Metering.
And certain "environmentalists" thought clearing of underbrush was "bad".
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And certain "environmentalists" thought clearing of underbrush was "bad".
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And it wasn't even rolling blackouts in the traditional sense due to lack of capacity... it literally was pulling the plug or flipping the switch off saying no way now PGE can be in anyway culpable should another fire happen.
They have a point but the rule of unintended consequences kicked in... water utilities scramble to find back up power for pumping stations, cell towers went dead but not land lines... point of sale credit cards stopped, gasoline could no longer be dispensed, etc...
Hospitals and fire houses have generators but we could not start surgery on back up power so it did impact patients...
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But the heavy hand of the California PSC effectively runs PG&E. Funds for line maintenance were denied in favor of "greener" projects the PSC Board deemed more important.
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It is true lawsuits against the utility for reducing fuel load and tree removal became another expense of doing business...
Trees are sacred and so much so I had to get a then $220 permit to take out a planted backyard walnut tree that was dropping branches...
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PUC?
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That's funny .......because it hasn't been very apparent.
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Projecting, are we? Citation required. Example, please?That's funny .......because it hasn't been very apparent.
I am the one who said I was a few pounds over the rated load. Then @DarkBlack posted the rating. I replied, "yes I can read and do math". What part do you not understand about how that meant I had researched and read the specs for my original reply? Unlike many here I do a lot of research and not just CNN, MSNBC, Vox, Facebook, etc.
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PUC, PSC, yes.
Either a surplus of hydrogen fuel to purchase needed fuel from, or having to replace the engines with diesel engines.
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