Coverage dated October 16, 2023

PG&E plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces pushback due to high rates

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Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires. But state regulators are balking at the utility's plan because it would take too long and cost $5.9 billion.

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CBS News
PG&E plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces pushback due to high rates (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 16, 2023
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Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires. But state regulators are balking at the utility's plan because it would take too long and cost $5.9 billion.
The Garden Island
PG&E’s plan to bury power lines faces opposition (opens The Garden Island)
Published Oct 16, 2023
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VACAVILLE, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric — one of the nation’s largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California’s deadliest wildfires — wants to bury power lines in some of its most at-risk areas to prevent destructive blazes like the 2018 Paradise fire that killed 85 people.
WTOP Washington DC
PG&E’s plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Oct 16, 2023
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VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric — one of the nation's largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California's deadliest wildfires — wants to bury power lines in some of its…

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