Contractors with PG&E work in a trench to lay underground electric cables in Placer County on Oct. 17, 2024. Burying lines and other wildfire prevention projects have raised the price of electricity in California. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters) Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California. “It’s …

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Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts, But Are They Cost-Effective?

After utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E received state approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers. As California electric bills soar, questions have emerged about oversight and costs.

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Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?

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Californians pay for utility wildfire prevention. Is that cost-effective?

CalMatters Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California. “It’s so easy to forget the risk that we live in — until it happens to you,” said Moss, a longtime clean energy advocate. “All of us in California have to think about how we better prepare to survive disaster, which is only going to be more of a proble…

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California's three largest utilities received approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers after utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires. The soaring price of electricity has ignited debate about how much California families should bear for the cost of wildfire prevention, whether utilities are balancing risk and affordability and whether the money is being spent wisely.

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Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California.

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Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts

Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California.“It’s so easy to forget the risk that we live in — until it happens to you,” said Moss, a longtime clean energy advocate. “All of us in California have to think about how we better prepare to survive disaster, which is only going to be more of a problem as the cli…

Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts, But Are They Cost-Effective?

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