How many people does PG&E serve relative to how many have died from PG&E gas main explosions?A simple Google search says 4.4M PG&E gas accounts. Let's assume ~2 people per gas account. I'm not aware of any other PG&E gas main explosions in recent history other than San Bruno. So that's 8/8,800,000 which comes to about 0.00009% probability of death. If you're worried about those odds then you'd better not drive or bike or walk anywhere :)
Quote from: FINate on March 17, 2021, 12:50:06 PMHow many people does PG&E serve relative to how many have died from PG&E gas main explosions?A simple Google search says 4.4M PG&E gas accounts. Let's assume ~2 people per gas account. I'm not aware of any other PG&E gas main explosions in recent history other than San Bruno. So that's 8/8,800,000 which comes to about 0.00009% probability of death. If you're worried about those odds then you'd better not drive or bike or walk anywhere :)How many of those 8.8 million people live within blast distance of a transmission pipeline?
Quote from: FINate on March 17, 2021, 12:50:06 PMHow many people does PG&E serve relative to how many have died from PG&E gas main explosions?A simple Google search says 4.4M PG&E gas accounts. Let's assume ~2 people per gas account. I'm not aware of any other PG&E gas main explosions in recent history other than San Bruno. So that's 8/8,800,000 which comes to about 0.00009% probability of death. If you're worried about those odds then you'd better not drive or bike or walk anywhere :)I like the analytical approach. How would this affect home value? In the current Bay Area market, all logic seems out the door.
Will the pipeline be actually on your property or just near it? I spent the last couple years working on a 150 mile pipeline project and am pretty familiar with the whole process.. If you’re a landowner there’s a lot of good negotiation options and ways you can ensure a smooth installation and better protections on your land.
I am looking at a house to buy which I really like. But there is a PG&E gas transmission pipeline within 600ft of the house. According to PG&E transmission lines can be anywhere from 10"-42" in diameter and may have up to 900psi of pressure. Would you buy this house? Memories of the 2010 San Bruno explosion are still fresh in my mind. Is it risky or am I thinking too much?
Quote from: jamesbond007 on March 17, 2021, 12:00:02 PMI am looking at a house to buy which I really like. But there is a PG&E gas transmission pipeline within 600ft of the house. According to PG&E transmission lines can be anywhere from 10"-42" in diameter and may have up to 900psi of pressure. Would you buy this house? Memories of the 2010 San Bruno explosion are still fresh in my mind. Is it risky or am I thinking too much?Zero risk. At 600 feet away the worst case scenario would be some broken windows in the one in a million chance it blew up at the point closest to your house.