PG&E reaches 1,000 mile mark in powerline undergrounding

The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported today that it has achieved a significant milestone in an effort to reduce the risk of wildfires in California by undergrounding and energizing 1,000 miles of ...
Sierra Sun Times

PG&E Says Thousands of Customers Now Protected from Wildfires as 1,000 Miles of Powerlines are Energized and Underground: Underground Powerlines in 27 Countie…

By the end of 2026, PG&E anticipates a total of 1,600 miles of powerlines will be underground, contributing to a total risk ...
Action News Now

PG&E Undergrounding of powerlines hits 1K miles

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has now constructed and energized 1,000 miles of powerlines underground to reduce the ...
T&D World

PG&E Completes 1,000 Miles of Underground Powerlines to Reduce Wildfire Risk

PG&E projects that by the end of 2026, 1,600 miles of powerlines will be underground, contributing to an estimated 18% reduction in wildfire risk across its system.
ABC News

Erin Brockovich urges California lawmakers to hold Pacific Gas and Electric accountable for role in wildfires

The utility company is suspected of causing several wildfires over two years. California wildfire survivors are joining environmental activist Erin Brockovich this week to voice their concerns ...

Californians fear more wildfires as winds pick up

Thousands of households across Northern California braced for power blackouts on Wednesday as dry weather threatened to touch off a new round of the wildfires that have ravaged the state.

Electric customers to pay $9 billion more to state wildfire fund under proposed bill

California electric customers would pay $9 billion more to shore up the state’s wildfire fund under a last-minute deal ...