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California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric - and What It Means for America's Power Grid Katherine Blunt
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California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric - and What It Means for America's Power Grid
Katherine Blunt
A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California's largest utility company that led to countless wildfires -- including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise - and the human cost of infrastructure failure
Pacific Gas & Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart--unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas & Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG& E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went unchecked--until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Beginning with PG& E's public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG& E's shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG& E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas.
California Burning is a deeply reported, character-driven narrative, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. It's an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nation--especially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable, with potentially fatal consequences.
368 pages
| Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
| Lançado | 30 de agosto de 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780593330654 |
| Editoras | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Páginas | 368 |
| Dimensões | 238 × 163 × 36 mm · 558 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
