![]() ![]() Read More: PG&E to Pay $45 Million for Second-Largest California Fire And while the cost to bury the lines is considerable, doing so will benefit customers in the long run by saving PG&E from having to continually trim back trees and repair fallen overhead wires, Poppe said. State regulators instead put forward plans to reduce the number by at least half, with the remaining overhead wires being covered by a protective material.Ĭhoosing between covering conductors and burying lines is a “sucker’s choice” because the utility is doing both, Poppe said. PG&E proposes to bury 2,000 miles of electrical wire over four years in high fire-threat areas. “It’s a no-brainer,” Poppe said in an interview with Bloomberg. ![]() Poppe is scheduled to discuss the plan Friday with state regulators who have pushed back with their own proposal they say is cheaper and faster for Californians, who already face some of the highest power rates in the country. Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe is making a last-ditch effort to convince California to sign off on the utility’s $5.9 billion plan to put power lines underground to prevent wildfires. ![]()
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