Blackout
California has battled dozens of destructive wildfires in recent years. Many have been found to be the result of negligence on the part of California’s biggest utility, PG&E. With the company facing bankruptcy, how will California power its future?
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
December 20, 201952m 28s
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Show Notes
The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise. Dry weather and hot winds fanned the flames - but the spark that lit them came from a faulty transmission line. That and other wildfires have been found to be the result of negligence on the part of California’s biggest utility, PG&E. Their solution? Pulling the plug on millions of customers. But who pays the bill? And with PG&E facing bankruptcy, how will California power its future?
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Guests:
Russell Gold, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
JD Morris, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
Catherine Wolfram, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Chair of the Faculty; Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Emily Wimberger, Climate Economist, Rhodium Group
Loretta Lynch, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Danny Kennedy, Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund
Portions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
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