Why is this automatically corruption? They're no doubt paying for the privilege.

:::erm::: The State Gov and PG&E. Do you think there isn't corruption right there? The more regulation, the more opportunity for extraction/corruption.

Who's doing the inspections, who gets contracted to clear brush, who gets power, who doesn't, etc.

It's kinda like MUNI, just not quite there, but I don't doubt Sacramento can get them to EDELCA.

How’s that corrupt? If they have an agreement there are likely penalties if they can’t meet the agreement. I worked for a company that was losing a million dollars a day because they couldn’t provide a critical service to a manufacturer.

It's not corruption, it's business.