Power company evaluating multiple failures on transmission towers as causes of large wildfires

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) told a judge on November 29 that it is investigating whether there is a systemic problem with a piece of hardware on their high voltage electrical transmission towers that can start wildfires, the Windsor Times reported. Investigators with PG&E and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are looking … Continue reading “Power company evaluating multiple failures on transmission towers as causes of large wildfires”

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