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Can burying power lines prevent California’s next big wildfire?

On July 18, California’s Pacific Gas & Electric revealed that its electrical equipment might have sparked the Dixie Fire, a blaze that has since become the second-largest in the state’s

PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move

After Pacific Gas & Electric equipment sparked a massive fire that burned much of Paradise, Calif., and killed 86 people in 2018, the utility vowed a safety campaign aimed

Wildfires: PG&E warns of financial losses due to Dixie Fire as blaze rages on

PG&E warned on Thursday that financial losses are “probable” as a result of the Dixie Fire that has scorched parts of Northern California, a reminder that the utility is facing

Wildfires: PG&E will place 10,000 miles of electric lines underground

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest power company, said Wednesday that it plans to place 10,000 miles of power lines underground to reduce the possibility of sparking massive wildfires

PG&E Aims to Curb Wildfire Risk by Burying Many Power Lines

Pacific Gas & Electric, aiming to show its determination to overcome a history of safety problems, announced Wednesday that it planned to put 10,000 miles of its power lines underground

PG&E equipment may be linked with another Northern California wildfire, utility reports

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) equipment may have been involved with a new Northern California wildfire that had burned more than 40,000 acres as of Monday, according to

PG&E says its equipment may be linked to 30K-acre Dixie Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation’s largest utility reported to California regulators.

PG&E says its equipment may have sparked 30,000-acre Dixie Fire in California

July 19 (UPI) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility equipment may have sparked the 30,000-acre Dixie Fire burning in California, according to a report by the utility. A PG&E

PG&E wants rate hike for California wildfire prevention. How much your bill could increase

PG&E Corp. is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to try to keep California from catching fire — and wants its customers to pay for it. California’s largest electric utility

PG&E gets greenlight for $7.5B wildfire securitization, but consumer advocates raise challenges

Dive Brief: California regulators on Thursday voted to approve a financing order giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. the official go-ahead to securitize $7.5 billion in costs related to wildfires

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