219 views Source: The Fresno Bee Apr. 1—A new standalone power system that produces energy with solar panels, batteries and generators will be operational near Yosemite National Park soon — the first of its kind owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Company with the aim of reducing wildfires. It comes after PG&E was ordered to make changes after its equipment sparked wildfires that killed people. The latest: PG&E equipment ignited the deadly Zogg Fire in Northern California six months ago when a tree fell on a transmission line, state investigators announced last week. The new power grid — a network that delivers electricity from a centralized hybrid source — is being constructed in Briceburg, a small community along the Merced River and Highway 140 in a steep canyon leading to Yosemite.