Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires - The Wall Street Journal
Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires - WSJ
Aug. 27, 2023 9:00 pm ET
About three years before the fires in Hawaii, hot, dry winds threatened to sweep western Oregon and elevate the risk of wildfire. State officials advised utility companies to do something unusual: preemptively shut off power lines to prevent sparks.
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