Californians struggle after latest blackout hits 1.5 million

The Associated Press ^ | October 30, 2019 | JANIE HAR and JOCELYN GECKER

[NachOsten]

Bury them into the ground.
Quite simple

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Meanwhile, in the SouthWest Power Pool, we have so much excess electricity we are opening outlets and letting it flow out on the ground.

[NachOsten]

So burning everything every year is cheaper?
Sounds crazy. You bury them once for very long time.
No expenses, just maintenance.
IMO, much cheaper solution.

[DouglasKC]

I kind of respect PG and E. They said “Well, if you’re going to blame us for every fire then we have a solution for that.”

[Sacajaweau]

Not as easy as you think....Look at the above ground....you see overhead wires going to buildings.....thousands and thousands and thousands.

It works on new subdivisions here but we still get hit with outages when a main line gets hit. Here in Upstate NY...it's mostly wind & ice that shuts us down.

[hal ogen]

Not the high tension lines.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”HAHAHA! I remember that scene!”

Also if CA processed the human remains with green dye like they did in Soylent Green for food, and outlawed other types of meat, think of the great reduction in our Carbon footprint, less cows pigs and birds to emit Greenhouse gases,

[AFreeBird]

Um, that was tongue in cheek. Don’t know if it happened, but come on... democrats.

[bert]

I think there is confusion that is probably the result of general ignorance.

There at least two kinds of power lines. Those with very high voltage from the generating source switch yard to the substation with large distribution transformers, and those lines with stepped down voltage from the distribution transformers to the users.

The former are transmission lines. The latter are distribution lines.

I don't think there are any transmission lines underground. The underground lines are distributuin lines.

Further, because they can cause severe electrical shock, transmission lines are carried between elevated towers that high enough to not be affected by a blowing tree limb.

The Power company problem are the distribution lines that are routinely supported by the common 35 foot pole. These distribution lines are subject to being knocked down and to parting in high winds.

Thansmission Lines

Distribution Lines

And just for the record in the interest of combatting ignorance

[Yollopoliuhqui]

Winds were far less that what was predicted. Depending on what report you listen to, the fire is 15% to 30% contained. Air quality is good in Santa Rosa proper. They should have a handle on this fire by evening. Mountain terrain in the area is extremely steep and rugged with few roads. CalFire has about two dozen big Cat bulldozer crews on the job cutting fire breaks and making roads. Many fire retardant drops by the DC 10’s are preemptive, away from the fire front, protecting property and key com towers such as those on top of Mt. St. Helena. Pig & E will begin restoring power today in areas of their grid that are not touching the active or burned zones. Their helicopters are inspecting the big high tension towers and truck crews are inspecting the street poles. Isolatable grid zones are a hairball reflecting the evolution of the system rather than disaster planning.

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[dragnet2]

Underground utilities are very expensive to build

Not as expensive as millions of illegals who were given the nod to loot their social services, hospitals, medial care, courts, jails, jammed their schools, stolen jobs...CA is being looted and economically gang banged in every direction. But trenches for power lines are expensive!

[avital2]

thank you!

[JLAGRAYFOX]

I agree...they are human beings and, they are dumb ones at that!!! They are only getting what they, themselves voted for. And..if the American voters ever elect one of these nutcase, lunatic, Democrat Party low life trash, scum & vermin dregs as POTUS...we will all get to suffer big time!!! And, we will deserve everything we get. No complaints...now!!!

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Simple...pick up your goodies and move out of California to Texas or Florida...millions of disgusted Californians have already done just that!!!

I think back to my young years...when “California Dreamin” & “California Girls” & Aerospace reigned supreme, in the western USA paradise!!! Shucks...no more!!! The California Game is over...thanks to the Democrat Party Low life scum & vermin, and the idiot voters that placed them in power!!!

[manc]

no they cannot see it but they move to other states with their ignorance and their voting.

[Steven Scharf]

No, transmission lines produce heat and need to in the air to disapte the heat. Distribution lines that operate at much lower kilovolts can be buried, but in non urban areas it is not cost beneficial to the property owner who would bear the cost.

[Does so]

A caller to Rush Monday stated that his community has buried utilities, but power was cut off to that, and nearby communities, anyway. It may be decades before there’s relief.

[Wuli]

Houses under water ($$$), careers with local outfits, adult kids that also live in the area, long and existing medical history with local doctors & hospitals, age, and many other connected reasons keeps my family that is still in California, staying.

Fortunately for me I left in the early 70s, before most of the political decline in California. My family members living there still know I am not moving there just because they are still there. Though out of NJ I am moving.

Considering AZ, NC, TX, ID, MT.