Re: California public safety power shutdowns

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

The National Weather Service forcast changed a little this afternoon, 
with a later onset of high-winds this evening/early morning hours.

But like surfers on Florida coasts before a hurricane hits, some 
California folks are saying they don't see any wind -now-.  Of 
course, the forcast is about the future. But future weather fronts 
sometimes go north or go south, and meteorlogists' forecasts change.


Network related complaints with the California public safety power 
shut-offs.

It appears utilities and some local government web sites do not have 
enough capacity to handle the public seeking information about the 
blackouts.


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/us/pge-shut-off-power-outage.html
PG&E’s website was down for many people, right when they needed it.

On Wednesday morning, Pacific Gas & Electric customers across Northern 
California said they were frustrated by difficulties getting information 
about blackouts and when power might be restored. Many blamed the utility 
for cutting power before they believed it was really necessary.
[...]
The utility’s website was working only intermittently — something Ms. 
Bennyi mentioned, too.