California wildfires
PG&E proposed burying 10,000 miles of distribution lines underground in high-threat fire areas of California.
Panelists told FERC at a virtual technical conference that considering how climate change may affect the future grid is especially challenging.
Extreme heat and drought conditions are a major cause for concern in the Western Interconnection, according to FERC’s summer assessment.
Utility wildfire experts told WECC that another expected year of hot, dry weather will increase the danger of major fires in the West.
PG&E faces criminal charges and wildfire liabilities not included in last year’s bankruptcy settlement, company officials said in an earnings call.
Some California lawmakers want the woody biomass from forest thinning efforts to be used for electricity generation.
President Biden’s opening bid on the 2022 budget makes good on his promise to use a “whole of government” approach to address climate change.
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s office filed 33 criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric in connection with the Kincade Fire.
Debate over using large-scale blackouts to prevent wildfires in California has become more urgent as the state heads into another fire season.
The Zogg Fire started when a leaning tree struck a PG&E power line, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
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