To Reduce Fire Risk, PG&E to Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines
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🗓️ 22 July 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:32.1 | From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal. |
| 0:49.4 | If you're a brand consultant for space, you know, the great abyss beyond the earth, |
| 0:53.3 | you've had a complicated few weeks. Travel to space, or at least near it, you know, the great abyss beyond the earth, you've had a complicated |
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| 1:14.6 | But first, we'll check in on PG&E's new plan to bury power lines in areas most at threat from wildfire. |
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| 2:01.3 | PG&E announced yesterday that it will bury power lines in high wildfire risk areas of California. |
| 2:07.7 | That'll mean 10,000 miles of lines enough to reach about halfway around the Earth. |
| 2:13.2 | The utility says the plan would also eliminate the need to order power shutdowns during high fire risk events. |
| 2:19.3 | What are your questions about the announcement? |
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