Wildfires & Utilities in California: Shawn Adderly

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As of December 6, 2020, over 9,279 fires have burned 4,359,517 acres, more than 4% of California's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history. This has also led to large-scale power shutoffs.

Shawn Adderly, Chief of Staff & Principal Program Manager at Pacific Gas & Electric company - California's largest Investor-Owned Utility serving 5.48 million customers - joins us this week to talk about the recording-breaking wildfires this year and the effect its' had on the electricity grid and residents of the state of California.

Disclaimer: The views shared by Shawn in this episode represent his own thoughts and might not represent the position of PG&E on the matters discussed.

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Shawn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnadderly/

Learn more about Pacific Gas & Electric company: pge.com/en_US/about-pge/about-pge.page

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The Energy Talk is a platform dedicated to telling the energy transition story of Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing first on the perspective of Financiers, Policymakers, and Operators devoted to pushing the continent towards a sustainable energy future.

This podcast is hosted by Olubunmi Olajide and produced by Chigozie Ubah.