Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank is appealing to tech billionaire Elon Musk for help in assisting homeowners dealing with gas shutoffs and possibly power shutoffs amid worsening landslides.
'While our community is resilient, this situation presents a unique opportunity to turn a setback into a showcase of sustainable living,' Cruikshank wrote in a letter to the Tesla founder on Aug. 8 and posted on X, which Musk also owns. 'Given Tesla's advancements in solar technology and storage solutions, we see a potential partnership to equip these homes with solar panels and Powerwall batteries.
The next day, Southern California Edison notified more than 500 homes that power may soon be cut off as well. An electricity shutoff would raise a number of community safety issues, city officials said, because electricity is key for telecommunication lines, the sewer system and the pumps that expel the groundwater that geologists say causes ground movement.
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