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Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner

February 3, 2020 admin Business, California, camp fire, Gas, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, mitigation, news, O&M, PG&E, psps, public safety power shutoffs, Renewables, risk, risk mitigation, Safety, sce, SDG&E, Smart Grid, Solar, T&D, Wildfire, wildfire prevention plan, Wind, WPP

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:06:14 +0000

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Catastrophic wildfires have devastated California in recent years. This article seeks to outline a plan wherein neighboring utilities can send energy to support a utility that has shut down critical paths during wildfire mitigation efforts. On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles north of Sacramento, California (Figure 1). This fire […]

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Rebuilding Paradise: Residents Cope with Destroyed Homes, Toxic Water, and PTSD

June 18, 2019 admin California, camp fire, cities, fema, Wildfires

Credit to Author: John Veit| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:09:12 +0000

How survivors are dealing with the aftermath of California’s deadliest wildfire.

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Should a Power Company Be Held Responsible for Wildfires?

March 1, 2019 admin bankruptcy, Business, calfire, California, camp fire, Commentary, courts, damage, lawsuit, Legal & Regulatory, liability, news, O&M, pacific gas and electric, PG&E, probation, Safety, T&D, Wildfire

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been following the news, you know that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it is facing tens of billions of dollars in liability for

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PG&E Stock Rises After Agency Says No Role in 2017 Fire

January 24, 2019 admin bankruptcy, bluemountain, Business, California, camp fire, Coal, Gas, hedge fund, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, tubbs fire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:10:53 +0000

Shares of beleaguered California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) soared on Jan. 24 after a state agency said the company bore no responsibility for a 2017 wildfire in the state. A statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) on Thursday said, “After an extensive and thorough investigation, Cal Fire […]

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