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In response to "We had a nuclear power station just down the coast. They shut it down. I know we're trying to go with clean energy but we're not quite up to speed yet" by Meg

PGE shuts down power in N CA when it's hot because they didn't use their profits to maintain their lines and they keep starting fires. When they get

Posted by jnine Sep 6 '20, 20:09

sued, they threaten bankruptcy. Their solution is to just shut the power of for a few days at a time when it's hot. My dad broke down and put in solar and a generator. They charge 3 times as much for electricity as the Southern CA utilities. Newsom wants to take them over, but it's creating a political battle.

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My understanding is that inverse condemnation means they don't even need to be sued to have to pay up, leaving them at the mercy of a state bailout... -- (edited) - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 20:49 3
- That's not how inverse condemnation works. They were sued for starting the Paradise and Kincade fires. They declared bankruptcy, worked out a - jnine Sep 6, 22:05 2
  - It's entirely possible I misunderstood the details. -- (edited) - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 22:11 1
    - It's tricky but PGE is not entirely private or public. There are over 100 different PG&E entities in Northern CA, all with different shareholders. - jnine Sep 6, 22:29
^ that should be in response to Ender -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 20:12

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