Civil Litigation
Aug. 5, 2025
Edison criticized for shifting power line safety costs to homeowners
Attorneys for Eaton Fire victims criticize Southern California Edison for shifting undergrounding costs to homeowners, calling it unacceptable and urging expenses be handled through litigation amid uncertain federal funding.
Southern California Edison's plan to bury power lines in fire-prone Altadena is drawing sharp criticism from attorneys representing victims of the Eaton Fire, who say the utility is unfairly shifting thousands of dollars in undergrounding costs onto homeowners already devastated by the blaze.
With uncertainties around federal funding and project logistics, the attorneys argue that Edison should absorb the costs or resolve them through litigation--not impose them on the very pe...
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