Edison CEO Warns Wildfire Impasse Risks Higher Customer Bills

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Key details

• El Niño and Heat Fuel Destructive Storms Across Pacific Ocean Swiss Re: 100 Years After Miami Hurricane, Similar Storm Would Top $200B in Losses US Northeast Braces for Flooding as Coastal Storm Brews .
• Under current law, that cap is set at 20% of a utility’s equity rate base, or $4.3 billion in Edison’s case, if the company’s equipment sparks a blaze and it’s found to have acted imprudently.
• Unlike PG&E, which announced that it would be deferring $2 billion of capital spending after the legislative impasse, Pizarro said Edison isn’t considering a similar capital spending pullback.

Why it matters to restoration

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