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Re: power to the internet


From: Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:01:31 +0100

* Jason Wilson:

This is all in conjunction with the CPUC. I believe it is also a part of a
court order. I’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>


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