PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (PG&E) ANNOUNCED IT HAS REACHED A MAJOR WILDFIRE SAFETY MILESTONE, INSTALLING AND ENERGIZING 1,500 MILES OF UNDERGROUND POWER LINES IN HIGH FIRE-THREAT DISTRICTS SINCE LAUNCHING ITS UNDERGROUNDING PROGRAM IN 2021. IN BUTTE COUNTY THE UTILITY HAS UNDERGROUNDED 427 MILES OF LINES TO SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE RISK, PG&E RECENTLY FILED A 10-YEAR ELECTRICAL UNDERGROUNDING PLAN (EUP) PROPOSING TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY BY UNDERGROUNDING 5,000 MILES OF POWERLINES ACROSS MORE THAN 30 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA