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West Coast utility CEO wants EVs to save California’s power grid

Patti Poppe
Patti Poppe during a recent interview in San Francisco. (Bloomberg)
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August 08, 2023 05:30 PM

PG&E Corp. CEO Patti Poppe has an unconventional idea for California’s fragile power grid as climate-related disasters, wildfires and heat waves further strain it.

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