Possible power outage for next two days

PG&E said this will be the new normal for CA. Expect to have widespread power outages for undetermined periods of time when the winds blow.
 
Puma Cat said:
Power came back on at 7:30 PM; almost 20 hours after it went off.
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That's worse than in third world countries. Because in those countries, people expect it to be the norm and (those with means) have generators in their homes that come on automatically. They don't even notice.
 
nicoff said:
That's worse than in third world countries. Because in those countries, people expect it to be the norm and (those with means) have generators in their homes that come on automatically. They don't even notice.
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Yeah, but what happens when your generator runs out of fuel and the power is still out?
 
mep said:
Yeah, but what happens when your generator runs out of fuel and the power is still out?
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You refill the gas tank and turn it back on.

BTW, Some folks prefer to use power inverters that require no gas. The power inverters use big rechargable batteries. They get charged when there is power from the power company. They are silent.
 
The whole thing is a mess.

I would be real hesitant to turn on my system, day depending and make sure everything is off and unplugged


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Living in a remote sparsely populated part of Northern California, at the end of the PG&E line, our power goes out several times a year, usually due to winter storms. I have a 8kw Kubota diesel generator that powers the whole house, but it needs to be activated manually. It does the job beautifully, and life goes on as normal, including the music, which sounds every bit as good as when powered by the grid. Surprisingly, PG&E did not shut off our power this week, even though they did in many other parts of Sonoma County!
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I hope you are all ok. Watched some of the news coverage last night. Wow. Very scary.


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MtnHam said:
Living in a remote sparsely populated part of Northern California, at the end of the PG&E line, our power goes out several times a year, usually due to winter storms. I have a 8kw Kubota diesel generator that powers the whole house, but it needs to be activated manually. It does the job beautifully, and life goes on as normal, including the music, which sounds every bit as good as when powered by the grid. Surprisingly, PG&E did not shut off our power this week, even though they did in many other parts of Sonoma County!
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Yeah, PG&E is rightly taking some flak for how and where the power was turned off. i've seen lots of photos where the lights are on one house, and off on the adjacent house. A friend of mine said the power was on in his home, but off across the street.
 
Puma Cat said:
Its pretty scary in SoCal right now. Some very bad fires down near LA.
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Yes, crazy! It’s seems almost a part of normalcy as often as it occurs.

We all seem to have something, we are sitting on top of a massive fault, plus a Volcano, aside from the Junkie camps.

Insurance needs to be reviewed!

And as always, be safe!!!


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