Utilities may temporarily turn off power to specific areas to reduce the risk of fires caused by electric infrastructure. This action is called a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).
...Red Flag Warning - Source: U.S. National Weather Service - RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS AND IS VALID FOR ALL INTERIOR BAY AREA ZONES, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, THE BAY SHORELINE, AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL COAST..
We'll have to see if there is high wind in the San Francisco area today. It could blow the stench all the way to Walnut Creek.
The 'days of darkness' meme finally manifesting? Blatant election fuckery in the red pockets of the most democrat of democrat areas can only bring the hammer down on... democrats. So lets see how it works out for them.
I live in Southern California. Explanation… there IS a major high winds advisory today, the Santa Ana winds are extremely hot and dry. The electric company was made to pay for a lot of bad fires in the past few years, as they were blamed for their electrical lines getting damaged by these winds and starting fires. So now, whenever they expect high winds, the electric company just turns off the power for the duration, in whatever location the winds are bad. I’m sure if California would take care of their forests better, the forest fires would not be such a huge problem. The residential areas are a bigger concern, since these winds can cause serious damage to power lines. The solution, as the population has grown, would be to put power lines under ground. But of course, California can’t be bothered to spend taxpayer money on practical infrastructure solutions, can they.
WTF is a "public safety power outage?!"
Sounds like something a vaccinated Democrat would say
Never heard of it. I used to work for electrical company, by the way.
https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/psps/
We'll have to see if there is high wind in the San Francisco area today. It could blow the stench all the way to Walnut Creek.
So a PSyoPS
Seems like it's also called, "election interference."
KEK KEK KEK or Pleasant Hill...
Sounds like a Kamala-ism.
PGE was found liable for Northern CA wildfires due to wind blowing poorly maintained power lines down. Since then they turn off power at times of heavy winds. Pain in the ass. We are under heavy wind warnings but as I look outside there is zero wind at this time. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/former-pg-e-executives-announce-117-million-settlement-over-california-wildfires
Sounds like blatant fuckery.
Yes. California, what do you expect.
Yes that's the technical term for it.
Election interference. I'd hate to be the guy in charge of that when prosecutions start. Or the guy that flipped the switch.
Yes. Suicide week is coming.
The 'days of darkness' meme finally manifesting? Blatant election fuckery in the red pockets of the most democrat of democrat areas can only bring the hammer down on... democrats. So lets see how it works out for them.
u/#q88
Waiting to see.
How many counties?
The ones that historically vote red.
I live in Southern California. Explanation… there IS a major high winds advisory today, the Santa Ana winds are extremely hot and dry. The electric company was made to pay for a lot of bad fires in the past few years, as they were blamed for their electrical lines getting damaged by these winds and starting fires. So now, whenever they expect high winds, the electric company just turns off the power for the duration, in whatever location the winds are bad. I’m sure if California would take care of their forests better, the forest fires would not be such a huge problem. The residential areas are a bigger concern, since these winds can cause serious damage to power lines. The solution, as the population has grown, would be to put power lines under ground. But of course, California can’t be bothered to spend taxpayer money on practical infrastructure solutions, can they.
When you were explaining about the Santa Ana, I was already thinking about underground utilities.
Great minds think alike.
Would these counties lean strongly Republican?
Assume so.
It's like a broken water line
Hmm. Revert to paper and see how red they really are…
They won't let you see it. They will burn it all down first.
They schedule these things on election day? They must be really afraid if they are doing this in California.
Exactly.
I’m in one of them. They can’t cut my power off though. Lol. Ready.
OMG. I am sorry.