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10. Yep, Same thing happened in Lahaina

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:50 PM

Mar 7

The fact that the power was out in Lahaina and Hawaiian Electric turned it back on has not been a prominent part of the company’s own narrative of the disaster, but could play a significant role in the company’s future, especially as it faces a barrage of lawsuits for its role in sparking the blaze.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/the-power-was-out-before-the-fires-started-then-hawaiian-electric-flipped-the-switch/#:~:text=The%20fact%20that%20the%20power,role%20in%20sparking%20the%20blaze.

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Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 7 OP

Glad you can admit that: now pony up and repair your damage. marble falls Mar 7 #1

Great! Another rate increase. They just asked for one the other day. On top of the one they got last year. nt Hotler Mar 7 #2

Exactly my first thought PlutosHeart Mar 7 #5

Xcel's being sued in Colorado, too for the Marshall fire that destroyed an entire neighborhood in an afternoon. CrispyQ Mar 7 #3

A friend's ranch burned pfitz59 Mar 7 #4

This is why we need smaller-scale, more localized power generation Wicked Blue Mar 7 #6

And owned cooperatively by the users, not by outside profit-makers. TheRickles Mar 7 #7

Are a mess of smaller electric companies going to be any less likely to start wildfires... hunter Mar 8 #16

On the other hand, the electricity wouldn't be traveling long distances Wicked Blue Mar 8 #17

Sounds like PG&E, "appeared" to have a role in some CA wild fires. republianmushroom Mar 7 #8

Maybe shut the power off when a fire hazard is present DBoon Mar 7 #9

Yep, Same thing happened in Lahaina Sedona Mar 7 #10

damn. talk about your double-edged swords RussBLib Mar 7 #11

I know in CA they have been talking about moving those lines underground BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #12

Our electric coops were heading toward burying everything in the 90s sybylla Mar 7 #13

They are actively undergrounding in some areas. Quanto Magnus Mar 7 #14

About 10 years ago BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #15

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