Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Did California’s public utility companies play a role in sparking the recent wildfires?
On Wall Street, shares in California’s electric utilities are dropping -- on news that their equipment may have sparked the massive wildfires here and in Northern California.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOn Wall Street, shares in California’s electric utilities are dropping -- on news that their equipment may have sparked the massive wildfires here and in Northern California. This comes after Southern California Edison said its equipment likely sparked last year’s massive Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. But neither utility company will be financially liable, thanks to legislation passed this fall.
