Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment: Wildfire - Assessing and Quantifying Risk Exposure and Mitigation Across Western Utilities
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
STANFORD, California, May 8 (TNSres) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news:
In the Western United States, wildfires ignited by electric infrastructure have caused devastating damage and created billions of dollars in liability, throwing finances in question for utilities such as Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in California, and PacifiCorp in Oregon. Wildfires, made more severe by climate change, threate . . .
In the Western United States, wildfires ignited by electric infrastructure have caused devastating damage and created billions of dollars in liability, throwing finances in question for utilities such as Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in California, and PacifiCorp in Oregon. Wildfires, made more severe by climate change, threate . . .