California: more than 1.5 million without power amid shutoff to avoid wildfires
(The Guardian United States)

Deliberate outages by Pacific Gas & Electric force schools and businesses to close and disrupt life for many peopleMore than 1.5 million people in northern California were in the dark Thursday, most for a second day, after the state´s biggest utility shut off electricity to many areas to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires in strong winds.Unprecedented in scope, the deliberate outages by Pacific Gas & Electric forced schools and businesses to close and otherwise disrupted life for many people, bringing criticism on the company from the governor and ordinary customers alike. Continue reading...