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PG&E CEO Says Power Shutoffs Will Be a Regular Thing

PG&E said power shutoffs will be a regular thing for the next 10 years. That’s how long it’ll take for the utility to do all the work required to “harden” its electricity transmission infrastructure. PG&E’s CEO Bill Johnson revealed this on Friday at an emergency hearing called by its utility regulators, the California Public Utilities Commission.

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