close to 800K without power.
Adam Housley tweeting it's a disaster and a stunt to help PGE with their lawsuits
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NO! Less than half that. 2% of Pge customers in isolated, rural areas.
Customers Tracked: 10,051,671
State Outages: 527,006
Last Updated: 10/9/2019, 09:57:35 AM
These are customers (accounts), mind you. Not necessarily individuals. The number of people affected is likely several million or more.
Businesses, infrastructure, traffic lights, etc.
Once backup generators and battery storage is depleted (hours or days, depending), then it is emergency services, 911, municipal water supply, the embedded control systems (SCADA) for natural gas, and much more.
If this continues for more than 48 hours, it will be absolutely EPIC.
