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‘Disruptive’ PG&E Power Outages Will Likely Continue for Years

‘Disruptive’ PG&E Power Outages Will Likely Continue for Years
Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles parked at the PG&E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 14, 2019. Ben Margot/AP Photo
Ian Henderson
Ian Henderson
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Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has informed state regulators the company will potentially need to continue planned power outages for the next 10 years to help prevent wildfires.

CEO Bill Johnson said at a California Public Utilities Commission meeting on Oct. 18 it could be a decade before such blackouts are “really ratcheted down significantly,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ian Henderson
Ian Henderson
contributor
Ian Henderson is a contributor to Shield Society, former director of outreach for The Millennial Review, and former development coordinator for PragerU.
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