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California races to stop power lines from causing more wildfires—amid outcry over the cost to ratepayers

09/14/22 9:13 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California Farm Bureau electrifying rural communities in California hardening the state's electricity grid PG&E power lines cause destructive wildfires ratepayer costs for energy infrastructure rural power lines Sen. Mike McGuire wildfires started from power lines
The Legislature is pushing PG&E to pick up the pace in preventing power lines from causing more catastrophic wildfires. But agriculture and consumer groups are pressing for the state and federal administrations to cover the $30 billion price tag instead of ratepayers.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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