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Thanks for the summary, Jay. One important point to nitpick: although many CA wildfires have indeed been caused by downed power lines, the lion's share of the 2020 California wildfires were started by *lightning*. Still, the unburied power lines are indeed an ongoing problem that requires preemptive power outages when the winds rise.

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I rediscovered this post today and shared it in the hope that it will make a difference in the November election. Thank you!

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My husband has worked in the renewable energy field for years and is a Construction Superintendent for a company that builds wind and solar farms around the country. I have to say that they are NOT windmills, they are wind turbines (pronounced ins not ines). Windmills generate mechanical energy while turbines create electricity.

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