Seems suspicious that they would ever order HAM repeaters shut down.
Power shut down, "to prevent fires" during dry, windy conditions. So, basically from now on? PGE isn't doing any maintenance during the shutdown to improve anything like cutting trees near the power lines.
Here is the order to shut down the HAM repeaters, docx file format.
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xscootypuffsrx ago
I am in Humboldt county. All power is off. I work in IT so we have generators and satellite to communicate with the DC. We all still have wireless data. Water is running. My town is operating generators and pumps to keep the water substations operating (whatever that means). We have gas. I am taking the opportunity to practice my prep. First lesson, I dont keep enough fuel in my house. They say we will turn power back on tomorrow at noon, but it will take until Friday to "energize the lines"
we have a local blog/news called lost coast outpost if you want to see whats happening here.
downton-stabby ago
Count on them phasing out home generators as well. I'd look for alternate sources of power (off-grid solar for example) to help. If you have any ethanol free fuel stations within reasonable driving distance that fuel lasts much longer than ethanol fuel, and if you leave any in your small equipment it won't damage them.
slwsnowman40 ago
I don't think there's any ethanol free fuel here without going Diesel.
downton-stabby ago
Check your area and see if anything is within reasonable distance: https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp
Not on topic, but you can buy canned ethanol free for small engines at power equipment shops. Good for chainsaws and such.
slwsnowman40 ago
The closest to me is racing fuels, everything else is to far to make it worth the effort (time and distance).