Edison to Bury Lines in Areas Damaged by Los Angeles Wildfires

Bloomberg.com · last updated April 11, 2025 – 5:35 PM

Edison International’s utility said it plans to bury more than 150 miles (241 kilometers) of electrical lines at a cost of as much as $925 million as part of a massive rebuilding effort in Los Angeles-area neighborhoods devastated by January wildfires.

Southern California Edison will target areas most at risk of wildfires for its work, which the company outlined in a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, according to a statement.

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