PG&E reporting power outages are going more smoothly compared to last year

While the year of COVID-19 may have been difficult so far with all of the unknowns Pacific Gas and Electric is reporting power outages are going more smoothly compared to last year.

HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT SO FARWITH ALL OF THE UNKNOWNS -PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC ISREPORTING POWER OUTAGES AREGOING MORE SMOOTHLYCOMPARED TO LAST YEAR.WHEN PG&E INTENTIONALLY CUTPOWER TO NORTHERNCALIFORNIA LAST FALL, FEW OF ITSEMERGENCY MANAGERS HADLEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OFMANAGING AN EMERGENCY INTHEIR HOME STATE.IN 20-19 THE COMPANY PLANNED TO"DE-ENERGIZE" ITSAGING ELECTRIC GRID SO DOWNEDPOWER LINES COULDN'T SPARK ABLAZE.YET ONLY A HANDFUL OF THEHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHOHANDLED THE BLACKOUTS WERETRAINED IN THE DISASTERRESPONSE PLAYBOOK USED INCALIFORNIA.THE OCTOBER 20-19 OUTAGESBROUGHT CHAOS.BY CONTRAST, THREE POWERSHUTOFFS THIS FALL HAVE BEENSMOOTHER AFTER MOST OF THEEMERGENCY MANAGERSCOMPLETED THE TRAINING.