Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires
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. But state regulators are balking at the utility's plan because it would take too long and cost $5.9 billion.
Behind them, charred trees stood sentry on brown hills, evidence of the 2020 LNU Complex Fire that destroyed nearly 1,500 structures and killed six people. That fire was started by lightening, not PG&E's power lines, but it is a reminder of the lasting damage that wildfires can cause. “One of the big criticisms about PG&E is we did not adapt to changing conditions. Everyone says we should have seen these wildfire conditions.
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