Culley22 wrote:
can't go and fix issues that they have because CA mandates/regulates that they dump so much into green energy and all of that, that they don't have the revenue that the can direct to replacing some of these issues. And to replace a lot of these towers the cost is basically double because CA with all the other BS they add on to go and do the fixes. A lot of towers at these outrageous costs have been worked on, but they can't afford to replace all of them because of the added on fees.
if you're talking about PG&E, it exists in the same state as SoCal Edison, and that utility doesn't have similar trouble. they have an easement to my property, they come in and clear brush, they replace poles, they just replaced a bunch of poles in the area, i got a few of them (i use them for terracing).
republicans love to rail on california, because it's a highly desirable place, it's a success story, and republicans don't control it. but most of the harsh that's written about california is not based in fact. yes, calif mandates a change to green energy. SoCal Edison is not thrilled by that, but it'll somehow make do with its $50 billion in assets. utilities like to pay dividends, because it's the only value add for shareholders. in PG&E's case, better to replace its infrastructure now and forego the dividends for awhile.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman