On National 811 Day, Homeowners and Contractors Reminded to Call 811 to Help Keep Their Communities and Neighborhoods Safe apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NORTH COAST, Calif – With the arrival of spring, many Californians are thinking of starting projects to make their outdoor spaces more livable, and many of these projects will require digging.
To help ensure these projects can proceed safely, and without disruptions to essential utility services that we all depend on to be able to stay connected during the ongoing pandemic, April is recognized as National Safe Digging Month.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and more than 1,000 other utilities support this nationwide public safety initiative to raise awareness about the importance of calling 811 to have underground utility lines marked in advance of any digging project.
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With Millions of Californians Still Working and Schooling from Home, Calling 811 Before Digging More Important Than Ever
April 8, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 8, 2021
With the arrival of spring, many Californians are thinking of starting projects to make their outdoor spaces more livable, and many of these projects will require digging. To help ensure these projects can proceed safely, and without disruptions to essential utility services that we all depend on to be able to stay connected during the ongoing pandemic, April is recognized as National Safe Digging Month. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and more than 1,000 other utilities support this nationwide public safety initiative to supported by to raise awareness about the importance of calling 811 to have underground utility lines marked in advance of any digging project.
After Years of Turmoil, PG&E Looks to New Playbook
Although still under sporadic criticism from regulators, legislators and customers, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and parent company PG&E Corp. are developing a new playbook, including updated wildfire mitigation plans.
CEO Patricia Poppe during a fourth quarter conference call Thursday said the mitigation plans were moving to risk-based from activity-based. They would address the highest risk areas in its service territory with an “enhanced, predictive” model using state-of-the-art technology.
“I feel good about our ability to build a transparent system so anyone who wants to can be aware of the status of our wildfire mitigation plan,” said
Operator
Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the PG&E Corporation Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Release and Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to Matt Fallon, Senior Director, Investor Relations, PG&E. Mr. Fallon, please go ahead.
Matt Fallon
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Good morning. Thank you for participating in PG&E s Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Joining us today are Patti Poppe, our Chief Executive Officer; and Chris Foster, Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer. I want to remind you that our discussion will include forward-looking statements about our outlook for future financial results, which are based on assumptions, forecasts, expectations and information currently available to management. Some of the important factors that could affect the company s actual financial results are described on the second page of today s fourth quarter earnings call presentation. The presentati