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Well, PGE a pubic company (currently worth about $400/Californian).

It's a free country. If you are a shareholder, or affected by their gross negligence, feel free to sue them to force a staff turnover.

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California SB901 makes suing PGE a bit more complicated.

It's not a free enough country that PGE customers can get their electricity and gas from other vendors.

I acknowledge your point, but to be fair you should also acknowledge that the status quo was conscious decision by voters (via representatives) to minimize the cost of power for citizens. That may not have been a good choice, but we are a long way from a non-free society.

On the plus side, you can now easily get solar + batteries + inverters as an alternative :). Costs more, though.

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