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By an edhat reader
Received a notification in the mail today like I’m sure many of you have regarding a community meeting being sponsored by SCE to answer questions on the new power shutoff protocol. The recent posts on this subject here on edhat have been the biggest I’ve ever seen mainly because of the uncertainty of this new process. Here is your chance to get the information straight from the source.
Date: Thursday November 7, 2019, 6:30 to 8:30
Location: Earl Warren Showground – Warren Hall 3400 Calle Real Santa Barbara 93105
Agenda:
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Doors open and Open House
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Presentation and Meet with the experts
As the State of California Continues to experience a year-round fire season , SCE wants to make sure communities are informed and prepared as we implement our Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
You’ll have an opportunity to learn more about the Public Safety Power Shutoff protocol, hear from emergency preparedness experts and update your contact information so you won’t miss out on any important SCE emergency notifications
Yeah let’s all go to that 7 November SCE infomercial. Unfurl a sign and take a speaker slip (oh maybe they won’t offer–take the floor anyway) demanding BURY THE DAMN LINES/COST-BENEFIT OBVIOUS. And I wouldn’t take the dozen squirming sycophantic excuses we will hear. The full burden belongs on SCE, PG&E and all their shareholders–not us.
We, the Community, here in Santa Barbara County, have endured an unimaginable amount of repetitive trauma. Allowing Edison to administer the final knockout to us is painful to contemplate. A bottle of water at a charging station they provide is an insult. Edison, you “saved” for years by not updating your equipment…and gave bonuses to your CEO and Board. So, now you must pay. Instead, provide hotel rooms in safe areas, at your shareholder’s expense. Provide food vouchers at good restaurants. Provide gift certificates to Costco, Target, Von’s, etc., so evacuated young families can buy baby formula and diapers . Provide safety rides for seniors. Provide personal aids to disabled people. Just DON’T provide platitudes!
SCE did not just spend profits on “lavish dinners”. PEW reports: “In California, home to nearly half the electric vehicles (EVs) now on U.S. roads, the Public Utilities Commission last year approved plans for three of the state’s largest utilities — Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric — to build more than 12,500 charging stations at workplaces, apartment complexes and public locations for about $200 million.” Subsidizing wealthy Tesla and other electric car owners offering cash rebates also drained capital improvement funding. Green alternative transportation does not run off free energy from the sun or wind.