Research Paper: Suing Utility Companies For Wildfires Transfers Money To Lawyers. We Need To Pay For It Another Way.

But what's the catch?

It’s a story as old as electricity… A powerline sparks, a fire starts, a utility is sued, lawyers get paid, and rates go up. We heard about it this week in Oregon, and it’s almost nightly news in California now. From the Marshall Fire in Colorado to the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas, it’s nothing new. However, the argument made by one researcher is tha…