PG&E Power Outages Last 36+ Hours in Non-Extreme Weather With No Consumer Recourse
PG&E power was interrupted multiple times and stayed out for nearly 36 hours during a mild snowstorm with no wind. Consumers have no recourse against a regulated monopoly for persistent reliability failures.
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