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    California looks to electricity shutoffs as a faster, cheaper wildfire solution

    by Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times Dec 14, 2018 5 minutes

    Electric utilities are under increasing pressure to shut down power lines during dangerous weather conditions to stop fires from sparking. And state officials want to make sure those shutoffs don't do more harm than good.

    The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to begin crafting new rules for turning off electricity when fire risk is high. The agency's move follows a second straight year of devastating wildfires across California, some of which were started or may have been started by electric utility equipment.

    The recent fires could result in billions of dollars in liability for the state's two largest utilities, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric, giving them a strong incentive to try to prevent future blazes by de-energizing power lines when the weather is dry and windy. In

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