What do you know about the relationship between high wind in a limited area and fire risk in surrounding areas with lower wind? I personally know nothing. How do we know the low-wind objection isn't equivalent to saying "This summer was cold, so much for global warming!" ?
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Replying to @jfarmer @kimmaicutler
Unsure what your comment even means. The Sacramento area had similar weather, yet their publicly-owned electric utility had zero outages. Why? A big reason is that SMUD doesn’t have decades and decades of deferred maintenance. The issue isn’t the weather, it’s PG&E’s negligence.
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Replying to @OKcouncil @kimmaicutler
I don't understand why the data you shared is dispositive. I'm not trying to defend PG&E, which is think is mismanaged and negligent, regardless.
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Replying to @jfarmer @kimmaicutler
If you aren’t defending PG&E, I’m confused as to what you are doing.
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Replying to @OKcouncil @kimmaicutler
I'm asking how the data you shared is dispositive. Given this is a systems-level issue, I'm not sure what isolated wind speed data proves, how it fits into fire risk models, etc.
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Replying to @jfarmer @kimmaicutler
Hardly any of those wind speeds has been historically necessary for such widespread shutdowns. AND PG&E isn’t maintaining their shit: https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/amp/PG-E-is-less-than-one-third-done-with-its-2019-14483596.php … What you are doing is defending PG&E. Life is too short to argue with bad faith internet personalities. All the best.
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Replying to @OKcouncil @jfarmer
Sacramento is flats. Doesn't have the same kind of fire risk. https://www.defensibleapp.com/
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @jfarmer
SMUD covers nearly 1,000 square miles, most of it east of Sac going into the Sierra foothills, with tons of towns in the wildland interface.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @jfarmer
One reason they have lower fire danger is that they keep up with maintenance of their grid and cutting trees and brush near power lines. The weather conditions we’re experiencing are nothing new, and 2 years ago power would not have been shut off.
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They are new. As in the winds + sheer scale of fuel load/mass tree death.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @jfarmer
Diablo winds have been a thing in this area forever.
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