PG&E Announces Major New Electric Infrastructure Safety Initiative to Protect Communities From Wildfire Threat

CHICO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a major new initiative to expand the undergrounding of electric distribution power lines in High Fire Threat Districts (HFTD) to further harden its system and help prevent wildfires. The new infrastructure safety initiative, announced today in Butte County by PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe, is a multi-year effort to underground approximately 10,000 miles of power lines. PG&E’s commitment repres