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During my apprenticeship we didn’t have a college grad make it. They either quit or were let go. That said, the college graduates were very arrogant entering the program & didn’t expect the amount of work they encountered

I only dispatch a few hydro stations in SCE’s territory & talk with those guys during training so I don’t know their total generation portfolio. That said, there is only one nuclear plant remaining in CA & it’s Diablo Canyon. SCE decommissioned SONGS around 2013(causing havoc & the demise of...

Yeah, they do have a very public history. PG&E is a company that used to be 15 separate utilities, each with their own switchyard designs, nomenclature & operating designs. They're a hodgepodge. Over the last decade they've spent billions to update their system but still have work to do. SCE...

Forgot to address you last point. Yes, the learning curve is going to be VERY steep for most. It's not impossible for someone studious & one that can stay calm but it's not going to be an easy program.

I came out of generation to transmission system operations. I'm currently a supervisor for water & power dispatchers (generation dispatch included here). This position will not be dealing with gen dispatch or ramping units to control frequency. This position will be very heavy in voltage...

Vacaville isn't cheap but the wages will go up pretty quickly. My friend is a senior dispatcher there and makes >400/yr with overtime. It's plenty to live on.

Hey everyone. On another forum I'm on I post up utility career opportunities from time to time. Figured I would put one up here to see if anyone(or their kids) might be interested. PG&E has posted openings for Apprentice System Operators. In this position one will learn to control PG&E's...

The last power plant I worked at was purchased by Chevron (was an Edison Mission Energy plant). We used to receive a small discount on gas but it wasn't enough to make up the difference in price with other top tier fuels in town. I used to stop at a 76 on my way home from work & fill up still...

Just finished dayshift. Staying up late as night shift start tomorrow. Wife has a movie she wants to see, I forget the name. I’ll likely zone out through it, put her to bed & go have a cigar 😎

Our ‘13 fusion never really smelled like gas either. In laws Honda CR-V 1.5t otoh, reeks at 5k intervals

Not that it matters much as there’s plenty of great oils out there. My wife’s current’13 Fusion 2.0EB used to be my commuter. Purchased with 20k miles & currently creeping up on 185k. From 20k to about 120k I had a hwy commute of 25-40mi each way. I ran Amsoil SS 5/30 on 10k intervals with...

Lindsey/Lindsay, Lartey, Conley? Agree with @gman2304 on taking it to an art appraiser as it is a beautiful piece.

My son (14yo) is also quite careful with money. His friends down the street, not so much. Funny story from about 2yrs ago. My son was telling me how the oldest of the boys down the street is always in debt to his brother & my son. I told my son to draw up a contract for a loan that charges...

Also 46 and haven't had a car payment in years. Newest car is a 2013 (wife's) & also runs/looks good.

I could give my full opinion over a beer but would likely get me banned here from the rant I’d likely go on 😉

I’m a system operator on the west coast. Things are a mess since the heavy penetration of so called green energy. We’re nowhere near a 2035 target & CA even removed “green” status from hydro >50mw. It’s laughable

I’m on my phone and at a water polo scrimmage so don’t have the link handy. That said, NERC had a recommendation to regulators this year to stop with the “green” agenda & work with the industry to educate themselves on grid reliability. EPA doesn’t look into reliability at all prior to new...

Have you not read any of my previous posts? PV is not something you want en mass in the grid for the reasons I’ve previously stated. Lack of spinning mass, lack of droop control, lack of reactive support, shoddy installations leading to improper relay settings that can cause cascading outages...

You’re going backwards with this thinking. Do you really want a more expensive & less reliable electric system?

Force what? Overreaching mandates that take us backwards? When I was still working the transmission desk at a former employer, said public utility was asked by the PUC to research the cost of a 100% reliable grid utilizing the most current available “green” technology. Customer cost came it at...