The Energy Thread

[Uncle Ted]

I am unaware of any significant fires in NorCal. So maybe it worked? For me the upshot (does anyone say that anymore?) was the following:

1. Delayed my flu shot as my local purveyor of same lost all their vaccine when their refrigerators had no power due to the outage.
2. I am going to buy a big-ass generator.
3. And some more guns.
4. And lots of ammo.
5. Then I am going to figure out who else in my neighborhood has food storage.

Yeah, you will need the guns and ammo to protect your generator... It sounds like these power outages will be the new norm:

PG&E’s Big Blackout Is Only the Beginning
[...]
The Wall Street Journal detailed in April how PG&E intended to use the outages, known as public safety power shut-offs, to reduce wildfire risk, a strategy that carries consequences for medically vulnerable populations who rely on electric devices to survive, and businesses that could lose customers and inventory.


Such outages are unlikely to end soon because utilities are liable under California law for wildfire damage caused by their equipment, even if they aren’t negligent. That makes fires a serious threat to drive the companies into insolvency.
[...]
“We must have zero risk of a spark,” said PG&E Chief Executive Bill Johnson. “We will very likely have to make this kind of decision again in the future.”
[...]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-es-b...ng-11570909816

[Jeff Lebowski]

Good grief. California is so stupid sometimes.

[Mormon Red Death]

Good thing there is no more nuclear power in California.

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[imanihonjin]

Good thing there is no more nuclear power in California.

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How would nuclear power solve this particular problem?

[Uncle Ted]

How would nuclear power solve this particular problem?

It’s “green” compared to burning natural gas or coal. These increased winds and dryer weather is due to climate change which, of course, is Drumpf’s fault!


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[Uncle Ted]

Creek, did you get that generator yet?

For California, massive power blackouts could become a way of life

As PG&E begins a second round of fire-safety power shutoffs, it warns a third, bigger blackout could be needed as soon as the weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of residents of Northern California whose power will be shut off in the next two days got even worse news Wednesday: Another, even larger, blackout is likely over the weekend.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-life-n1071131


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[Moliere]

Why don’t Californians just pay the money necessary to maintain an adequate grid. It’s simple, you don’t pay enough right now so just increase rates.

[Uncle Ted]

Why don’t Californians just pay the money necessary to maintain an adequate grid. It’s simple, you don’t pay enough right now so just increase rates.

Yeah, what a bunch of cheap bast*rds... They only pay about 19 cents per kilowatt hour on average:

In the meantime, Californians paid an average of 18.41 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity in July 2018, 67% higher than the national average and more than double the cost of electricity in Texas. In August, California’s rates jumped to 19.08 per kWh, 110% higher than Texas’ rates. In fact, Californians’ July and August electric rates were the highest in the contiguous 48 states.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckde.../#2f0e7948274b

[falafel]

California ----------> Venezuela.

[Uncle Ted]

California ----------> Venezuela.

Ah yes, Venezuela... Where the "American dream is more apt to be realized"!

[falafel]

Ah yes, Venezuela... Where the "American dream is more apt to be realized"!

I'm saying California is the next Venezuela!

[Uncle Ted]

I'm saying California is the next Venezuela!

Yes, where do you think all the Venezuelans are moving to? California New Venezuela!

[The_Tick]

My two refrigerators are currently running on my brand new Onan 4500W Inverter generator. $800 well spent.

Thoughts and prayers at this time please.

We *might* get power back on Saturday. It has been off since 2 AM this morning.

[Jeff Lebowski]

My two refrigerators are currently running on my brand new Onan 4500W Inverter generator. $800 well spent.

Thoughts and prayers at this time please.

We *might* get power back on Saturday. It has been off since 2 AM this morning.

Wow. Think of the lost productivity.

[Uncle Ted]

My two refrigerators are currently running on my brand new Onan 4500W Inverter generator. $800 well spent.

Thoughts and prayers at this time please.

We *might* get power back on Saturday. It has been off since 2 AM this morning.

Man, that really sucks. But nothing like the sweet purr of a generator to sleep to.

$800 seems like a good price on that one. One of these days I am going to pick up a natural gas one to replace the one I have. In west texas they have to pay to get rid of that stuff!