Power outages to prevent fires in Northern California may continue for a decade
Utility PG&E chief executive Bill Johnson made the announcement during a California Public Utilities Commission meeting Friday. In a statement issued later, he tried to provide additional clarification. "I didn't mean to say we'd be doing it on this scale for 10 years. I think they'll decrease in size and scope every year," Johnson said in a statement.
The fire left 85 dead. In September, the company reached an $11 billion settlement with insurance companies for claims stemming from the Camp Fire and 2017 fires in the region.As the environment changes,"dealing with wildfires is the new abnormal within California," PG&E's Sumeet Singh told reporters at the time. The shutoffs have raised criticisms by officials, claiming that the they are being used in place of long-term fire prevention maintenance.
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