Facing New Fire Threat, PG&E Cuts Power to Tens of Thousands
Phoenix666 writes:
California heat wave prompts power shutdowns, fire danger:
Pacific Gas & Electric began turning off power to more than 50,000 Northern California customers Wednesday evening as dry, windy conditions renewed the threat of fire in a season already marked by deadly, devastating blazes.
The utility announced that it had begun cutting power to up to 33,000 customers, with about another 20,000 to follow in a few hours.
The shutoffs will affect portions of nearly two dozen counties, mostly in the Sierras and San Francisco Bay Area, and could last 48 hours.
Time will tell if the subsequent headline reads, "Facing New Power Cut Threat, Tens of Thousands of PG&E Customers Install Solar and Become Former PG&E Customers..."
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