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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Blunt, Katherine author.     Subjects     Pacific Gas and Electric Company.     Electric power distribution -- United States.     Wildfires -- California.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Blunt, Katherine author.       by title:      California burning :...         MARC Display

California burning : the fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and what it means for America's power grid / Katherine Blunt. by Blunt, Katherine author. [New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022] Subjects Pacific Gas and Electric Company.   Electric power distribution -- United States.   Wildfires -- California. ISBN:  9780593330654 (hardcover) : 059333065X (hardcover) Description:  xiii, 350 pages ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California's largest utility company that led to countless wildfires - including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise - and the human cost of infrastructure failure. Pacific Gas & Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart-unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas & Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG&E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went unchecked-until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history. Beginning with PG&E's public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E's shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas. California Burning is a deeply reported, character-driven narrative, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. It's an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nation-especially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable, with potentially fatal consequences"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 333.7932 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.7932 Blunt Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 333.7932 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 338.7932 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.7932 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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