Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has now constructed and energized 1,000 miles of powerlines underground to reduce the wildfire risk in high fire risk areas. The utility says that in total, PG&E's system hardening efforts, which includes undergrounding, stronger overhead poles and wires and line removals, have permanently removed 8.4% of wildfire ignition risk from its entire system since 2023. One thousand miles is equivalent to driving from the Oregon-California border down to the California-Mexico border, you would travel 932 miles. Underground powerlines are now in place in 27 counties in Northern and Central California, ranging from 337 miles in Butte County and 119 miles in Shasta County