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As wildfires intensify, utilities want liability protections. But then who pays?

“It is a difficult place to be, having utilities close to bankruptcy and unable to make investments that are necessary to provide service.”

The Fairview fire burns behind power lines near Hemet, California, on Sept. 6, 2022. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)
The Fairview fire burns behind power lines near Hemet, California, on Sept. 6, 2022. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)
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Utilities face soaring insurance premiums due to the claims they face if they spark fires.

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