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i have this conspiracy theory: PG&E is normalizing power shutdowns around this time of year and on Nov 3, 2020 they'll shut off power to specific areas while people are voting for the next president.

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I live in the outage zone so i've been hearing some conspiracy theories.

Trying to get a govt bailout, diverting power to a big secret government project, or (here's a good one) prepping us for more outages so they can start taking people (specifically anti-zionists) in the night, Bolshevik-style. lol.

those are some interesting theories. the big secret gov't project is probably like stranger things then. they need the power to drill a hole into the upside down!

I've been suspecting PG&E is letting the chips fall so they can appropriate resources needed to modernize the grid in preparation for EVs charging in every home.

It's a lot easier to get a massive infrastructure spending bill passed in a crisis when the state is literally burning down.

PG+E probably doesn't care so much who the next president is, though. State politics matter a lot more to them, because the California government determines the formula for how much profit PG+E is allowed to make.

i mean you're probably right, it's a wild theory. but, maybe their leadership is made up of hard right conservatives that are willing to do what it takes to keep power (political, not electrical power...ha)

What would be the point?

And doesn't everyone vote by mail?

well, it's a conspiracy theory so it's half-baked by definition. the point would be voter suppression to affect the outcome of the election, of course.

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