A year after the Eaton fire, survivors and the state’s electric utilities are clashing over whether state law should continue to protect the companies from the cost of disastrous wildfires they ignite. Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, told The Times last month that he disagreed strongly with claims that state law had gone too far in protecting utilities. Then, all fire damages, except for $1 billion covered by customer-paid insurance, are covered by the state wildfire fund. AdvertisementPizarro said the possibility of Edison paying as much as $4 billion shows that state law is working to keep utilities accountable. Chen’s group is not alone in urging the state to change the laws protecting utilities from wildfire costs.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2026 22:53 UTC