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PG&E asks Clear Lake council for letters of support as it outlines undergrounding, cost and emissions claims
Summary
PG&E’s local government affairs representative briefed Clear Lake council on wildfire-risk mitigation and the company’s energy mix, asked for council letters to support a 10‑year undergrounding program and said the utility has completed about 67 miles of undergrounding in Lake County and forecasts more this year.
Jason Terremino, Pacific Gas & Electric’s local government affairs representative, told the Clear Lake City Council that the utility has completed roughly 67 miles of undergrounding in Lake County and is forecasting about 19 additional miles this year, and he asked the council to back a multi‑year undergrounding program with letters of support. "We’ve included about 67 miles undergrounding," Terremino said, adding that undergrounding costs about $3 million per mile.
Terremino presented undergrounding and overhead hardening as dual wildfire‑risk strategies. He said undergrounding can "estimate[] by 98%" the reduction in fire risk in the affected circuits…
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