In the East, where I live, there's a remarkable ability to get electricity anytime you want it. Even a lot of electricity. There's enough electricity around so that the blower can kick in and fling him backward about half a mile. And the lights at my house don't even dim. This is how it should be.
Electricity is a basic element of life.
Food, water, air, a nice pinot noir once in a while, and electricity. If you can't get them where you are, it's time to haul out. The idea that electricity in the Bay Area can now go dark anytime for any amount of time is too absurd to contemplate. Tim Bajarin, a longtime tech industry analyst, has had the power go out first at his home, then at his office. True to form in America these days, he, however, was gleeful that he had a laptop, which could run on batteries so he wouldn't have to stop working.