The New York Times
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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.
Power companies are fighting to keep the lights on amid extreme wildfires, heat and flooding fueled by global warming.
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 California utility said the work would involve about 10,000 miles of its network, a project potentially costing tens of billions of dollars.