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PG&E Will Spend at Least $15 Billion Burying Power Lines SAN RAMON, Calif.—Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California. The daunting project announced Wednesday aims to bury about 10 percent of PG&E’s distribution and transmission lines at a projected cost of $15 billion to as much as $30 billion, based on how much the process currently costs. The utility believes it will find ways to kee...

PG&E will spend at least $15 billion burying power lines MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer July 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation sprawling across its drought-stricken service.Jeff Chiu/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, fi...

PG&E will spend at least $15 billion burying power lines MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer July 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation sprawling across its drought-stricken service.Jeff Chiu/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, fi...

California's PG&E will spend up to US$30 billion burying 16,000km of power lines Toggle share menu Advertisement California's PG&E will spend up to US$30 billion burying 16,000km of power lines Advertisement Business California's PG&E will spend up to US$30 billion burying 16,000km of power lines Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 16,000km of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California. (Photo: AP) 22 Jul 2...

Days after sparking Dixie fire, PG&E decides to bury 10,000 miles of power lines By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Pacific Gas and Electric Co. decides to bury electrical lines Wednesday's announcement comes after dozens of Californians were killed by the utility over the past five years, and thousands of square miles of the state have burned due to PG&E's lack of maintenance to their power lines. SAN RAMON, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees a...