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8. Sounds like PG&E, "appeared" to have a role in some CA wild fires.

Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:03 PM

Mar 2024

Xcel Energy brake out the check book.

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Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 OP

Glad you can admit that: now pony up and repair your damage. marble falls Mar 2024 #1

Exactly my first thought PlutosHeart Mar 2024 #5

A friend's ranch burned pfitz59 Mar 2024 #4

This is why we need smaller-scale, more localized power generation Wicked Blue Mar 2024 #6

And owned cooperatively by the users, not by outside profit-makers. TheRickles Mar 2024 #7

On the other hand, the electricity wouldn't be traveling long distances Wicked Blue Mar 2024 #17

Sounds like PG&E, "appeared" to have a role in some CA wild fires. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #8

Maybe shut the power off when a fire hazard is present DBoon Mar 2024 #9

Yep, Same thing happened in Lahaina Sedona Mar 2024 #10

damn. talk about your double-edged swords RussBLib Mar 2024 #11

I know in CA they have been talking about moving those lines underground BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #12

Our electric coops were heading toward burying everything in the 90s sybylla Mar 2024 #13

They are actively undergrounding in some areas. Quanto Magnus Mar 2024 #14

About 10 years ago BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #15