Just so we're clear

And not allowing brush fires

More wood and trees=a greater chance of a fire

And rain and drought issues

Greedy capatilism?

“Consumers blame the state for not cleaning up dead trees and brush, along with the utility companies for not updating their ossified equipment. The power companies in turn fault the state for so over-regulating utilities that they had no resources to modernize their grids”.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/31/is_california_becoming_premodern_141625.html

Note the over-regulating by a more socialist oriented state government. Lets also remember that communism is the government running business.

Pretty sure that the lines aren't faulty, but the Right of Ways are overgrown and illegal to trim. You can't blame the power company for trees falling over their lines if your policies don't allow them to clear trees in the Right of Way that belongs to them.

The fire in the article was sparked by a malfunction (as of what is still to be determined) in the Transmission infrastructure...got it. The size of the fire had nothing to with what started it, but was due to the improper management of the forests, drought, high winds etc. That's one fire. Fires erupt every year due to other factors...but yeah...blame everything on capitalism...got it.

Secondary fires were caused by vegetation (trees) falling into the Transmission lines. Just so we're clear...only trees grow tall enough to fall into a Transmission line. While the regulations say that these Right of Ways must be trimmed, they exclude mature trees and limbs coming off them and are limited to trees of small diameter...the ones that pose no conflict most of the time.

CP&E had to institute blackouts because of this very problem. Their hands are tied...they get sued if a fire breaks out, but aren't allowed to take the necessary actions to mitigate it. Cali gets what it deserves. As long as they vote these people in that write these rules, they'll continue getting what they voted for.

PG&E also said it will do more to trim “overhanging branches and limbs directly above and around power lines, and trees that are at an increased risk of falling into lines.” It also will expand its network of weather stations, adding 1,300 more stations by 2022.

https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article222928480.html