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January 16, 2022

CPUC OKs Largest Rollout of Covered Conductor

Modern Insulated Lines More Effective than Traditional Tree Wire, Proponents say

Apr 20, 2020
Hudson Sangree
By Hudson Sangree The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved Southern California Edison’s ambitious plan to install nearly 600 miles of covered conductor to prevent its higher-voltage distribution lines from starting wildfires. The move comes after devastating utility-sparked fires swept Northern and Southern California in 2017 and 2018, causing...
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