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Steve's PlaceFour whole hours!!The plan is now to hook up everyone else's batteries, with rebates. From PGE:Last spring, PGE's large-scale batteries in Hillsboro, Troutdale, Wilsonville and Portland provided enough emissions-free electricity to power 160,000 homes for four hours.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a>

Steve's PlaceIt's 98F outside, 76F inside, at 2:42 PM. So far, so good. Let us perform the mantra together.PGE, keep the power on. Om.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Gresham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gresham</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/ORwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ORwx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PDX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a>

Some Bits: Nelson's LinkblogHome battery power plant: Batteries installed in people's homes participated in an experiment to provide significant grid power when needed <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/08/04/california-grid-gets-a-record-power-assist-from-a-100k-home-battery-fleet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://electrek.co/2025/08/04/california-grid-gets-a-record-power-assist-from-a-100k-home-battery-fleet/</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/electrify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electrify</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battery</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/sunrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunrun</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tesla</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/pge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge</a> #+

DarrenNot to be too data driven but here is the "feedback" page. Oh, I see - they are giving *me* feedback... my bad.. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pge4me" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge4me</a> ...

DarrenThere's a striking correlation between phenomenally badly designed websites (right now inside the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge</a> customer portal) and the striking lack of options to give feedback on how things could be better. Wonder if there's any causality here...

MntyFrshPower is out in Marina (in Monterey County). Great.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poweroutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poweroutage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marina</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monterey</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/montereycounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#montereycounty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/montereybay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#montereybay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pg</a>&e

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0How is that <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> spends money on PR messaging about how safety is so important, and yet happily continues to tolerate unsafe conditions that result result in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> and fines?<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pge-fined-2022-fire-20386705.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pge-fined-2022-fire-20386705.php</a>

JWM (Joe No Se)More blatant corruption by the California Public Utilities Commission...a new slush fund for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> to pad its profits with, paid for by ratepayers who won't even benefit from the move to keep an antiquated nuclear power plant operating.<a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/06/pge-diablo-canyon-fee" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/06/pge-diablo-canyon-fee</a>

Steve's PlacePGE sent an email in which they laud solar power, and have links to the state savings calculator, and to get started with a contractor.Even a link to get more savings from an existing home or business solar energy system.This is PGE, the Oregon monopoly from which we get our power, not PG&E, the California monopoly, which is disaster-causing challenged.I am pleased with this continued alignment with the force, but cannot seem to shake the feeling that there is something in it for the dark side.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>

BongolianRichard McCann: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory: Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising energy prices — solar “cost shift.” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/california-solar-power-cost-shift-20317488.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/california-solar-power-cost-shift-20317488.php</a>

Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏"The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyWeekly</a> cover story "On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Vistra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vistra</a> facilities were taken offline."Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”<a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/the-vistra-fire-in-moss-landing-caught-everyone-by-surprise-what-we-can-learn-from/article_7c3112af-73d0-4ca5-a599-05e77d09963b.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/the-vistra-fire-in-moss-landing-caught-everyone-by-surprise-what-we-can-learn-from/article_7c3112af-73d0-4ca5-a599-05e77d09963b.html</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MossLanding</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BatteryFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BatteryFire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontereyCountyNow</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PacificGasAndElectric</a>

Steve's PlaceI got an email from PGE. In addition to the time-of-day plan, I'm on the green energy (-ish) plan, too."In 2024, you supported 13,109 kWh of renawable energyThat’s equivalent to…170,247 hours of streaming content 10,924 pots of brewed coffee"Okay, but about 1800 of those pots of coffee, and more hours of streaming content than I'd care to admit, were consumed by... checks notes... me.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a>

Alissa AzarReport back from Rose City Counter Info: In the Fall of 2024, several dozen trees in the Harborton Reliability Project area were spiked. Metallic and ceramic spikes were used, and between one to three spikes were placed in each selected tree.We waited before sending this message in order to give time for legal advocacy groups to do their work, and also to let any traces of our presence decay into the loam.Now, the project continues despite the efforts of the community, and the area threatened to be destroyed has grown.It is now our time to get to work to defend forest park. We will not let them take the earth from us.Sincerely, P.G.E. (Portlanders Getting Even)<a href="https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2025/03/trees-spiked-in-forest-park/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2025/03/trees-spiked-in-forest-park/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oregon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pdx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pdx</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forestpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forestpark</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a>

Dave SpectorGosh how thoughtful of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> to send me a postcard — they’re “updating” my rates this summer. For a minute I thought these fuckers were going to raise my already astronomical electric bill. Oh, wait….

Alissa AzarThe city has approved PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project, which aims to clearcut 20 acres of Forest Park in Portland, OR to allow PGE to expand. Their goal is to begin this spring. This is 15 more acres than originally reported when this was first proposed. What is the Harborton Reliability Project? PGE wants to build new transmission lines from the new Harborton substation to Linton to Hillsboro. This lines up with where Intel plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication plant in the next five years, in addition to rebuilding their existing plant. These expansions are largely aimed to serve the expansion of Intel and other big tech companies in Silicone Forest (which the city is also trying to expand). Each plant consumes as much electricity as 50,000 homes so the timing and location of this PGE update seems a little more than coincidental. Motivations aside, The Harborton Project started by proposing clear cutting a minimum of 6 acres through the park and putting up a line that would connect to the existing lines owned by the Bonneville Power Administration west of the current project area.This project area is near the Harborton frog crossing, and it would demolish a wetland home to the red-legged frog that is federally recognized as a species of concern and protected in Oregon. While the initial "Project Area" designated by the PGE Harborton Fact Sheet only illustrated the first 6 acres to be cut headed west, it did not indicate how many additional acres of the park would need to be sacrificed to the southern leg of the project. A year ago, the PGE Harborton Project webpage passively mentioned an additional two phases to this project being in early planning stages but they craftily omitted that they had already obtained the permits for putting in underwater cables down the Columbia and Willamette to the Linnton substation.PGE’s revised land-use application filed with the City of Portland proposed to clear cut 4.7 acres of 150+ year old Douglas fir and bigleaf maple trees and proposes to remove 5 white oak trees estimated to be 170-500 years old. In total, the proposal included the removal of 376 living trees, and 21 dead trees. It will permanently fill at least two wetlands and disrupts two streams that support multiple species of aquatic wildlife. That’s all when it was still 4.7 acres. They slowly added more phases to their project as things progressed, which means more clear cutting of Forest Park. According to PGE, phase 5 of this project may also impact an additional 15 acres of Forest Park to the northwest and west potentially disrupting the Miller Creek watershed which contains salmon habitat. So it’s still unclear just *how much* they intend to clearcut, something PGE has been intentionally vague and confusing about from the early planning stages. I will be updating regularly about this as things progress. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForestPark</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portland</a>

Adrianna TanThis is maybe the only positive thing I have to say about PG&E: they have a cool tool library<a href="https://pge.myturn.com/library/inventory/browse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pge.myturn.com/library/inventory/browse</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a>

:rss: Hacker NewsPG&E reports profit of more than $2B for 2024 <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/13/pge-profit-electric-gas-utility-fire-economy-bay-area-oakland-san-jose/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/13/pge-profit-electric-gas-utility-fire-economy-bay-area-oakland-san-jose/</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ycombinator</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/pge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/pg_e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pg_e</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profit</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/earnings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earnings</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electric</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gas</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/utility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#utility</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fire</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildfire</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/bay_area" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bay_area</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/oakland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oakland</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/san_jose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#san_jose</a>

Steve's PlaceIt would be nice if PGE considered officially declared weather emergency days as weekends for the purpose of time-of-day billing.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>

Steve's PlaceTriMet announced they will run some trains all night long to keep the overhead wires from freezing.PBOT has treated all of the major roadways, and will continue doing so.PGE has their trucks on standby and has contracted with other workers, if needed.<a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PDX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/KOIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KOIN</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/KOINTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KOINTV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/ORwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ORwx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/TriMet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TriMet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PBOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PBOT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGE</a>

BongolianAn argument has been made that CEOs do not need to be misanthropes who promote <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greed</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dystopia</a>."I joined PG&E as CEO in 2021 because I wanted to help turn the company around and serve you better. From day one I said 'leading with love' would be key to our transformation. It may seem strange to see the word 'love”' in a letter from a business leader, but I believe love and connection are essential…"1/2 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ceo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ceo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pge</a> <a href="https://www.pge.com/en/newsroom/currents/customer-service/pg-e-s-progress-on-the-things-you-care-about-the-most-.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pge.com/en/newsroom/currents/customer-service/pg-e-s-progress-on-the-things-you-care-about-the-most-.html</a>

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