PG&E's uneducated blackouts in 2019

Sounds logic. 

Training of O&M staffs is vital as training of military forces although leaders are quite sure that war chance is an absolute zero. It is the Be prepared Concept. Moreover simulations systems are widespread among the power systems structure. Meaning training can be performed virtually.

Henry, important to distinguish between Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPSs) and rolling blackouts.

PSPSs are a new phenomenon, and a result of recent catastrophic wildfires caused by climate change. Who's to blame for deaths and property damage? Arguably PG&E, in part. Line maintenance has been neglected, even during times of "normal" weather. But monopoly PG&E faces a quandary when it comes to spending money on line maintenance and trimming trees: when they spend more, customer rates rise. And believe me, they hear about it: "PG&E is raising our rates again...they say it's for 'line maintenance'. Always a new excuse!".

PG&E is doing what any corporation does best - maximizing their value for shareholders. After utilities were deregulated in 2005 it's truly their only priority, and people in the know at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission saw problems coming in 2003-2004. Though no one foresaw California's vulnerability to wildfires, one FERC attorney warned of "potentially catastrophic consequences for our national economy."

Rolling blackouts are another story, and can be blamed squarely on the attempt of California natural gas interests to dominate electricity generation. Each year since SoCal Edison's shutdown of San Onofre in 2013, California has faced an increasing shortfall of reliable, baseload power on hot, late summer afternoons. While trying to meet the shortfall with natural gas in 2015, Southern California Gas stuffed too much of it into its Aliso Canyon reservoir, leading to the worst accidental release in U.S. history.

Bottom line: any utility monopoly providing a necessary public commodity or service must be regulated - there are no alternatives. Though we can trust any corporation to maximize value for its customers in a competitive environment, monopolies have no competition. Their only priority is maximizing their value for shareholders, even at the expense of the lives and property of their customers.