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Wine Country fires: PG&E often diverts money for undergrounding power lines
As the North Bay rebuilds from October’s deadly wildfires, many residents would like to see more power lines buried underground, where raging windstorms can’t touch them.But Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has a history of doing less of this work, year by year, than city officials and state regulators want. Instead, money earmarked for “undergrounding” power lines often gets diverted to other uses.
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By San Francisco ChronicleAs the North Bay rebuilds from October’s deadly wildfires, many residents would like to see more power lines buried underground, where raging windstorms can’t touch them.But Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has a history of doing less of this work, year by year, than city officials and state regulators want. Instead, money earmarked for “undergrounding” power lines often gets diverted to other uses.