SUBSCRIBER ONLY: Editorial: Don’t let PG&E further gouge its 16 million customers

Source: The Mercury News |  By Editorial Board of The Mercury News and The East Bay Times

TURN executive director Mark Toney says that it would be significantly cheaper for PG&E to insulate its power lines, rather than bury them underground, as a way to protect against catastrophic wildfires. The two proposals would have PG&E insulate 1,800 miles of power lines and bury 200 miles of power lines at a cost of $2.1 billion. PG&E proposes insulating 320 miles and burying 2,000 miles of power lines at a cost of $5.9 billion.

 
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