Environmental & Energy
May 31, 2019
Can California bury its wildfire risk?
In response to the growing wildfire danger and liability risks faced by the electric utilities, a variety of wildfire mitigation solutions have been proposed. One is the burial, or “undergrounding,” of the electric utilities’ overhead power lines located in high fire risk areas.
Ronald Liebert
Partner
Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan LLP
Email: rl@eslawfirm.com
Ron assists commercial and industrial gas and electric utility customers, energy developers, and small water and municipal utilities in resolving a wide range of energy, rate design, and environmental regulatory and compliance issues before the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission.
No one disputes that wildfires in California are becoming more frequent and more devastating. According to Gov. Gavin Newsom's April 12 Strike Force Report, "Wildfires and Climate Change: California's Energy Future," 10 of the most destructive wildfires in California's history have occurred since 2015, more than 25 million acres of California's wildlands are now classified as very high or extreme fire-risk areas and approximately 25 percent of California's population ...
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