Absolutely. Right now, they're useful, but that usefulness is finite, like many things. Once they have served their purpose, or worse, if anyone who is black has the gall to criticise the riots or not hold the politics the left deem to be acceptable, they'll be for the chopping block too.
And these power outages are a gift to the Republicans. FS. CA is rammed with "celebrities" and loaded people in vast, sprawling mansions. People who own and earn more than your average Joe can really understand. What are these people, who live in comfort and luxury, in heir giant homes, doing to minimise their power use while lecturing the plebs? How people can listen to Dem supporting cretins about "turn off all non-essential appliances, let yer Granny sweat to death!!" while the place is going to shit is beyond me.