[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
power to the internet
- Subject: power to the internet
- From: fw at deneb.enyo.de (Florian Weimer)
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:01:31 +0100
- In-reply-to: <CA+ZRWMR_U5epVhcrgX5xbgTU-qPYyYFAiCG_97+cQh4XSk10iw@mail.gmail.com> (Jason Wilson's message of "Fri, 27 Dec 2019 15:05:21 -0800")
- References: <CAHDg04vQz2a0XWeeDTfje3b1FevENBY1w7xGQyzvkNMpcS3CEQ@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <CA+ZRWMR_U5epVhcrgX5xbgTU-qPYyYFAiCG_97+cQh4XSk10iw@mail.gmail.com>
* Jason Wilson:
> This is all in conjunction with the CPUC. I believe it is also a part of a
> court order. Iâ??ll need to find that later
>
> https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/deenergization/
I found the connection rather puzzling (that is, how switching off
power distribution prevents wildfires or at least reduces their risk).
I found some explanations here (downed lines, vegetation contact,
conductor slap, repetitive faults, apparatus failures):
<https://wildfiremitigation.tees.tamus.edu/faqs/how-power-lines-cause-wildfires>