question. it is such a tough challenge to confront and it s going to be even more strained with just increased challenges in the future when you look at things like climate change, more electric vehicles and a growing population, right? that s going to put more of a strain and higher demand on these power grids. that s absolutely right. we are preparing for a period of time in which demand is expected to increase for the first time in a long time. it s because we are becoming more reliant on electricity. for a variety of reasons, the grid is becoming more vulnerable to failure. and if you have a targeted attack like this, it has the potential to have far greater consequences. catherine blunt, thanks so much for sharing your insight
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this project. we ended up getting these documents by asking federal forest managers to share with us the correspondence they had with the company as the company was saying they needed to upgrade these lines. in this correspondence they say very clearly we need to replace 49 you toers because of age and we need to replace conductor and hear ward because of age and integrity. and it is activity at times to permit in these forests. they first proposed the work in 2013 and this isn t the only project they delayed. before you go, catherine, you obviously report how it appears regulators totally dropped the ball in holding them accountable and making them do the repairs. a federal judge yesterday ruled that pg&e has to paragraph by paragraph, that is the judge s wording, reply to your reporting. what does that feel like? judge alsup is a fascinating
welcome back. if you missed this story, listen up. scathing accusations against the biggest utility company in the state of california. the wall street journal is reporting that pg&e knew for years that its power lines could fail and spark fires, but did not take the necessary steps to repair them. one of pg&e s failed lines is blamed for starting the huge fire in northern california last november that killed 85 people and completely destroyed the entire town of paradise. the utility company says it disagrees with the report s conclusions. one of the reporters who broke this story for the journal joins me live. good morning to you. catherine blunt is with me. good on you for sdiging, getting