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Humidity at PG&E Substation Likely Cause of Massive December San Francisco Blackout

Publication
KQED
Author
Katie DeBenedetti
Published
May 9, 2026
BS Rank
56.4% percentile (3,124 of 7,171)
BS Score
63.44%
Analysis source
gemini

Humidity at PG&E Substation Likely Cause of Massive December San Francisco Blackout - gemini analysis on antibsmachine.

Top detected reasoning patterns

  • Negativity Bias: 17.8%
  • Post Hoc (False Cause): 12.1%
  • Availability Heuristic: 10.4%
  • Hasty Generalization: 8.8%
  • Optimism Bias: 7.5%
  • Self-Serving Bias: 6.1%

Topics

Power Outages, Utility Failures

Keywords

Pg And E, San Francisco Blackout, Humidity, Substation Fire, Power Outage