Re: PG&E warns of potential power shut-offs during Northern California heat wave

Ed P <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:38:49 -0400
Newsgroups alt.engineering.electrical,misc.industry.utilities.electric,ca.politics,talk.politics.guns,sac.politics,alt.home.repair
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On 7/1/2024 6:26 PM, JMagallon wrote:
> On 7/1/2024 2:12 PM, Ed P wrote:
>> On 7/1/2024 4:47 PM, JMagallon wrote:
>>> On 7/1/2024 3:41 AM, T wrote:
>>>> Socialists/Libs screw everything up they touch.
>>>>
>>>> Nuisance may be the 2024 dem presidential candidate.
>>>> Yikes!!!
>>>
>>> Guess what was on sale at Target and Walmart in California this weekend.
>>>
>>> Battery powered UPS units capable of running smart phones, tablets, 
>>> LED lights and Internet equipment, $300.
>>>
>>> Not enough capacity to run a 'fridge.  We can see what the priorities 
>>> are in Newsom's administration.  Bandaids here, bandaids there.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It is not really a government problem.  There is not enough generation 
>> capacity for the extreme temperatures. Does Newsom run the power plant?
> 
> Yes it is a "government problem" at the state and federal levels since 
> they regulate power and set rate limits.
> 
> You know the answer to your dumb question.

That is a dumb sweeping statement.  Do you have specifics of what power 
plants were not allowed?