Some ways to keep the power on in California’s fire season

Marketplace Tech

English - October 15, 2019 10:30 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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PG&E cut power to more than 700,000 people and businesses last week in Northern California cities as a way to prevent fires from sparking in dry, windy weather. But is a chaotic blackout the best solution? Marketplace’s Ben Bradford tells host Amy Scott that there are alternatives that could prevent this kind of disruption in the future.