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CPUC OKs Largest Rollout of Covered Conductor

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

Apr 20, 2020
Hudson Sangree
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / California / Transmission Operations
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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