As PG and E continues to be linked to the cause of wildfires, they’ve now announced a dramatic expansion of their undergrounding of power lines. Speaking at a news conference outside their headquarter office in Chico on Wednesday, CEO Patti Poppe said the focus will be on the highest-threat areas, which includes Nevada County. The utility buried 25 miles of line in 2019, including the town of Paradise, which was levelled by the Camp Fire…
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The announcement comes as PG and E recently submitted information indicating that its equipment may have sparked the Dixie Fire in Plumas County, which has scorched over 85-thousand acres. That includes a tree hitting a line…
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No timeline, specific areas, or pricetag was given. But one official stated that the goal was to underground a-thousand miles a year.
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