California lawmakers are taking up proposals aimed at stabilizing the state's electric utilities in the face of devastating wildfires caused by their equipment.
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Governor Steve Sisolak is schedule to sign Senate Bill 329 on Wednesday. The bill will help strengthen Nevada’s utility infrastructure’s preparedness and resilience to natural disasters, such as wildfires, by requiring electrical utilities to enhance their systems to reduce damage from these disasters. Specifically, Senate Bill 329 requires an electric utility to submit a natural disaster protection plan to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on or before June...
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