[fanf2]

Don't last year's blackouts count?

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/23/pge-rebuked-over-imposing-bl...

[apsec112]

Those were for fire safety, not because of excess load on the electrical grid.

[LeoPanthera]

They were also exclusive to PG&E, and not statewide.

[thaumasiotes]

They were a tactic in a political battle. Saying they were "for fire safety" is stretching things.

[cj]

Wikipedia attributes the outages to fire prevention: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_California_power_shutof...

Can you provide a source for your viewpoint?