Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in US West | As wildfire season starts, some utilities are now operating without insurance — and are on the hook if their power lines are linked to a blaze.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 4 months ago

Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in US West | As wildfire season starts, some utilities are now operating without insurance — and are on the hook if their power lines are linked to a blaze.

Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

Considering the utilities refuse to take responsibility for the fires they cause and also refuse to prevent those fires by maintaining their equipment… fuck 'em.

It’s time for either regulation or state-owned utilities. Corporations have proven they aren’t able to safely provide utility services.