PG&E could be the first utility to access California’s wildfire liability fund after starting Dixie Fire

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Pacific Gas & Electric could be the first company to access a wildfire liability fund established by the state over two years ago, intended to keep utilities solvent after causing major wildfires. 

Cal Fire announced Tuesday that its investigators determined the massive Dixie Fire started when a tree came in contact with PG&E power equipment near the Cresta Dam. The fire burned over 960,000 acres and destroyed over 700 homes. It’s the second-largest fire in state recorded history.