Idea for a pretty quick fix to this problem

• No one wants their house to burn down
• The PSPS was incredibly inconvenient, lasted too long and cost people a lot of money
• This is going to happen again
• It will cost billions to bury lines and Xcel cannot (or will not) invest in R&D for better technology and infrastructure that will bring immediately relief

With these things in mind, I propose Xcel begin a program that will provide people with solar powered generators for emergency back up in these events. Expensive? Yes. But a lot cheaper than a $640M lawsuit, and a drop in the bucket for a company that posts a $1.94 billion profit. It could work one of two ways:

1. Xcel could provide customers living in the PSPS area a $2000 rebate on the purchase of solar powered generators. Considering roughly 100K lost power, that is a $200M investment. But a third of the cost of a lawsuit, and barely a dent in profit.
2. Alternatively, Xcel could partner with a highly reputable generator manufacturer to provide customers generators at a drastically reduced price - cost if possible, with special subsidies for lower income families who could not afford the investment.

People are going to be more supportive of these PSPS if they know they aren't going to lose food, can still work, their kids won't freeze and they will have hot water - or even running water for customers with wells.