PG&E Announces Major New Electric Infrastructure Safety Initiative to Protect Communities From Wildfire Threat
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a major new initiative to expand the undergrounding of electric distribution power lines in High Fire Threat Districts (HFTD) to further harden its system and help prevent wildfires.
Key Points:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a major new initiative to expand the undergrounding of electric distribution power lines in High Fire Threat Districts (HFTD) to further harden its system and help prevent wildfires.
- The new infrastructure safety initiative, announced today in Butte County by PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe, is a multi-year effort to underground approximately 10,000 miles of power lines.
- PG&Es commitment represents the largest effort in the U.S. to underground power lines as a wildfire risk reduction measure.
- PG&E intends to work closely with customers and local, state, federal, tribal and regulatory officials throughout this new safety initiative.