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by apsec112 2136 days ago
Those were for fire safety, not because of excess load on the electrical grid.
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LeoPanthera 2136 days ago
They were also exclusive to PG&E, and not statewide.
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thaumasiotes 2136 days ago
They were a tactic in a political battle. Saying they were "for fire safety" is stretching things.
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cj 2136 days ago
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?

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