Residents in Santa Barbara are bracing for another possible intentional blackout after Southern California Edison warned it could shut off power during high winds and fire-prone conditions.
The alert revived the question: If these shutoffs keep happening, why are so many power lines still above ground?
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One resident used a Reddit thread on the site’s r/SantaBarbara community to vent about the approach.
“Instead of warning us you are going to turn the power off because of a heat wave or wind, how about you upgrade, update, or put your power lines underground. It’s not like you don’t make enough money!” the original poster wrote…