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Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West, utilities are shifting the risk to customers.

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Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West, utilities are shifting the risk to customers.

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Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.

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“Privatize the profits, socialize the losses.”

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