Re: Comcast outages continue even in areas with PG&E power restored

[Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>]

And this is why the distributed nature of small node’s is detrimental in an extended power outage.

There is no practical way to back them up with power for an extended period of time.

> On Oct 11, 2019, at 8:44 PM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
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> Why you don't have Comcast service during a power outage:
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> Throughout the state, Comcast equipment was knocked offline by PG&E’s power shutdown, Hammel said. The cable company 
> was “only using generators in very discrete and specific cases where there’s a demonstrated need,” such as a request 
> from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, she said.