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California Power Company Says It May Have To Impose Blackouts For The Next 10 Years

Ashe Schow
California Power Company Says It May Have To Impose Blackouts For The Next 10 Years
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In case anyone needed another reason to leave California, the chief executive officers of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. (PG&E) now says the company may have to impose blackouts over the next 10 years.

NPR reported that CEO Bill Johnson told energy regulators at California’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the company needed more time to trim trees and update its technology to prevent future forest fires. In the meantime, Johnson said, the company would have to impose blackouts.

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