Powerless!

[rejectomorph]

Last night, they turned the power off at ten o'clock. (I wrote an entry about it yesterday evening, but Sluggo didn't want it posted.) This third-world experience was brought to me by PiGgiE, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. They are doing some kind of upgrade (HA!) to the local system. Anyway, I got to read from paper by the light of my battery-powered lamp. The lights came back on about five this morning. I hope the power is more reliable here, now. Everything else, of course, is still falling apart.

Comments

[paul.livejournal.com]

It does worry me about the lack of consistent power in California. I thought it was all sorted after the problems last summer?

[rejectomorph]

It's sort of sorted. There is probably enough production capacity available, as long as there is enough fuel to burn. The problem is that the primary fuel is imported natural gas. (Imported mostly from Texas through pipelines controlled by Texas based companies.) So the price could go very high, if a sellers market develops for gas. Our local problem is mostly just the crappy service provided by northern California's main utility company, PG&E.