In House Contributor For remote and hybrid workers, a multi-day PSPS outage can mean real lost income, since no power typically means no internet and no way to meet deadlines or join meetings. Relocating to a co-working space or hotel isn't always practical, and mobile.
In House Contributor Households with electricity-dependent medical equipment face genuine safety risk during outages, and California's Medical Baseline program provides advance notification but not actual backup power during a PSPS event. Portable batteries and generator
In House Contributor 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
In House Contributor 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.