Ten months after wildfires devastated the North Bay, PG&E’s lobbying efforts are entering their final week to spur California lawmakers to overhaul the state’s wildfire liability rules during the current legislative session. However, the debate “has tended to obscure one unpleasant fact for utility customers: No matter what Sacramento decides, utility bills are likely to rise as a result of recent fires,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle. This liability problem will not just go away.…
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PG&E bills likely to rise amid wildfire liability debate
