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    With outages, fire risks, California eyes ‘local’ electricity

    Oct 16, 2019 4 minutes

    Is small beautiful when it comes to power companies and their ability to prevent destructive wildfires?

    Pacific Gas and Electric, the behemoth that serves nearly two-thirds of California, caused an uproar last week when it cut power to 730,000 customers – a blunt tool against predicted bone-dry conditions and gusty winds that might damage its equipment and spark a catastrophic fire.

    PG&E averted a fire disaster. But the vast outage lasted days for some customers, and endangered those with medical needs. At least one man hooked up to an oxygen system was killed. Schools and businesses closed. And the utility’s bankruptcy – prompted by the threat of

    David vs. Goliath? Not quite.PG&E’s special challengesLegal barriers for microgrids

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