It's a story increasingly familiar in the energy industry: Some utility companies don't properly assess the risks wildfires pose to their operations.
The primary purpose is to prevent power lines from igniting a wildfire during periods of high fire danger.
The lawsuit also alleges the company "inexcusably kept their power lines energized during the forecasted high-fire danger conditions."
A PG&E utility worker locates a gas main line in the rubble of a home burned down by wildfire in Paradise, California, Nov. 13, 2018.
Several of those agencies track statewide wildfire information, but most did not keep track of the names of utility companies associated with wildfire incidents.
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