Utilities’ extreme plan to stop wildfires: shut off the power
Mark Chediak | (TNS) Bloomberg News A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning off the power. Electric companies serving about 24 million homes and businesses across the fire-prone U.S. West now have plans to preemptively cut electricity during dangerous fire conditions, according to an…