2024 Was a Record Year for Planned Blackouts in California — Here’s Why It’s Not Slowing Down

2024 Was a Record Year for Planned Blackouts in California — Here’s Why It’s Not Slowing Down

2024 Was a Record Year for Planned Blackouts in California — Here’s Why It’s Not Slowing DownIn House Contributor
Published on: 14/09/2026

2024 set a record for Public Safety Power Shutoff activity in California, driven by intensifying wildfire risk, utilities becoming more conservative about calling shutoffs after past liability and grid hardening work that still covers only a fraction

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PSPS 101: Why California Utilities Shut Off Your Power on Purpose

PSPS 101: Why California Utilities Shut Off Your Power on Purpose

PSPS 101: Why California Utilities Shut Off Your Power on PurposeIn House Contributor
Published on: 13/09/2026

Public Safety Power Shutoffs are deliberate outages California utilities call during hot, dry, windy conditions to prevent their equipment from sparking a wildfire, sometimes affecting tens of thousands of customers with as little as a day or two.

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