The project is being undertaken as California’s state government pushes for greater adoption of EVs in a region prone to frequent power outages due to utility shutoffs from bad weather. One out of every five electric autos on the road in the U.S. are in PG&E’s service territory, the utility said.
PG&E began its practice of intentionally cutting power to some customers during dry and windy conditions in 2018 to prevent live wires from sparking blazes, after the company’s equipment was blamed for sparking some of the worst wildfires in California history.
