(Bloomberg) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians are once again facing the prospect of a deliberate blackout as utility giant PG&E Corp. tries to keep its power lines from igniting catastrophic wildfires.Forecasts for strong and dry winds has the San Francisco-based power company considering a shutoff to about 209,000 homes and businesses this week. People in 15 Northern California counties may go dark on Wednesday and Thursday, the company said.The threat of widespread shutoffs is hitting just two weeks after PG&E and Edison International’s Los Angeles area utility carried out the biggest deliberate blackout in California history, plunging more than …read more
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