The New York Times • 2021-07-29

Electric Utilities, Formed Decades Ago, Struggle to Meet Climate Crisis

Power companies are fighting to keep the lights on amid extreme wildfires, heat and flooding fueled by global warming.

Los Angeles Times • 2021-07-22

PG&E will spend at least $15 billion burying power lines

Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation.

The New York Times • 2021-07-21

PG&E plans a 10-year effort to put power lines underground to reduce fire risk.

The California utility said the work would involve about 10,000 miles of its network, a project potentially costing tens of billions of dollars.