The California grid is not going to go away but here's how it can be fixed
The winds blow hard in Northern California about this time every year. Sometimes these “Diablo” winds feed infernos, like the October 1991 Berkeley-Oakland fire, which torched more than 1,000 homes and was considered the worst in California history until last year. The 2018 fires destroyed the town of Paradise, killed more than 100, caused some $30 billion in damage, and sent PG&E into Chapter 11 reorganization.
Californians don’t have to put up with this. Expect a wave of new interest in backup power, either solar+batteries or natural gas generators. But distributed microgrids are not a solution for the millions of Californians who don’t own a standalone home or can’t afford a generator. “Irresponsible corporate greed threatened the health and safety of 800,000 Californians. Meanwhile, PG&E has paid out billions to its shareholders.
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