How SDG&E came up with their pre-emptive power shut-off plan

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A little commentary about San Diego Gas and Electric’s plan to shut off the power for up to 150,000 people during periods of high fire danger.
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Wildland fire has been a major part of Bill Gabbert’s life for several decades. After growing up in the south, he migrated to southern California where he lived for 20 years, working as a wildland firefighter. Later he took his affinity for firefighting to Indiana and eventually the Black Hills of South Dakota where he was the Fire Management Officer for a group of seven national parks. Today he is the creator and owner of WildfireToday.com and Sagacity Wildfire Services and serves as an expert witness in wildland fire. If you are interested in wildland fire, welcome… grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. Google+

0 thoughts on “How SDG&E came up with their pre-emptive power shut-off plan”

  1. The San Diego Gas and Electric Plan seems to be modeled after a similar plan being used in Riverside & San Bernardino Counties by Southern California Edison (SCE) Company since 2002. It has only been implemented a few times since 2002 and the community has generally supported the actions.

  2. Thanks for the great visual. SDG&E has raced to the bottom in their quest for profit over people. The San Diego City Council members who voted for this plan on Monday split the baby — while they voted FOR the plan, they voted AGAINST the Rule 14 Tariff Change, part of the Application to the CPUC and which shifts liability for a shut-off from the company to the ratepayers. As the City is suing SDG&E over the 2007 Firestorm fires SDG&E’s lines ignited, I guess they wanted it both ways. But this Application to the CPUC, if it is approved, will not allow for such niceties and SDG&E will be the winner over the rest of us. Thanks a lot Ms. Emerald and Mr. Hueso-Running-for-Assembly.

  3. Well hello, Lob.Nice wright up you did on "Resource Typing", the other day, and I don’t see how you could have "offended anyone"… every thing you said seemed true to me.Yeah, I’m a member there, and I believe we’ve talked in the chat room a few times; always interesting to here you’re view point!Not much going on here in Montana: R-1.Take care,OCR