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by aiauthoritydev 768 days ago
Ca state destroyed its energy companies by creating cartels through PGE etc. PGE is unreliable, expensive and has such poor quality of service. (Not to mention immense harm they bring to environment by regularly causing forest fires). It is a poorly managed company that works only because of its collusion with Ca state.

I have installed 21 solar panels and I have a propane powered generator. My intention is to eventually move to batteries as well so I can be as independent of PgE as possible.
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otterley 768 days ago
Fortunately PG&E is not the only energy utility in California. It's but one of many.

https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo...

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aiauthoritydev 765 days ago
Does not matter because all of them are essentially run by California's Public Utilities Commission. Everything that these companies can do differently is ultimately decided by corrupt and incompetent people in PUC. All this leads to terrible decisions.

In a world where companies have to keep consumers happy we get better and better products each year. You want meat without killing animals ? You get that too.

In a world where companies have to only make government employees happy you get outcomes that make government employees happy and consumers being treated as shit.

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mike_d 768 days ago
PG&E issues corporate bonds for infrastructure projects that are financed by the California state employees retirement funds.
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