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Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power

Data, technology and human judgment help US power companies consider when to turn off transmission lines.

States in the US West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the power in a bid to keep their equipment from sparki… [539 chars]

Source: Bloomberg | Published: 2026-02-07T15:00:07Z

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