March 22, 2023
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A photo filed in federal court shows a tree on the PG&E power line that started the nearly 1 million-acre Dixie Fire in July 2021. | PG&E

PG&E Scales Back Plan to Underground Lines

Opponents Say Utility Knows Even its Downsized Plan is Unrealistic

Feb 26, 2023
Hudson Sangree
Company News / California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / California

PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said the utility is slowing the pace of its efforts to bury 10,000 miles of distribution lines to prevent wildfire ignitions.

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