California Utility Fire Prevention $15 billion Project

IMHO: Has 3DP just landed a piece of the BIGGGG project???? Roll on Monday!!!!

California Utilities Plan $15 Billion for Fire Safety Work
Bloomberg News
date:Feb 06, 2021
California utilities said they plan to spend $15 billion over the next two years to reduce the risk of their live wires sparking blazes after an historic wildfire season.PG&E Corp., Edison International’s Southern California Edison and Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric detailed in filings with state regulators on Friday how they will continue to fire-proof their grids. They said they’re refining their safety work and using new tools such asartificial intelligence software to focus on circuits that are most at risk of igniting a large fire.
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PG&E said it estimates its wildfire prevention plan will cost $5 billion this year and $5.2 billion in 2022, with $3 billion earmarked each year for high fire risk areas, according to a statement and regulatory filing. The utility said it will use a new fire risk model to prioritize its safety work including system hardening and tree trimming.Southern California Edison said its grid hardening and other safety work will result in estimated spending of $3.5 billion in 2021 and 2022. San Diego Gas & Electric said it will spend an estimated $1.3 billion in 2021 and 2022 for work including developing renewable microgrids.
The California Public Utilities Commission will need to approve each utility’s plan.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.


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