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What California utility's challenges mean for U.S. energy grid

The safety and security of the U.S.'s energy grid have been front and center recently, as power stations have become targets of sabotage, leaving customers without power — and utilities face other challenges as well.

Katherine Blunt covers renewable energy and utilities for the Wall Street Journal. Her book is called "California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas & Electric — and What it Means for America’s Power Grid."

It starts with a major wildfire in California that was started by some faulty equipment owned by PG&E. The Show spoke with Blunt. 

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.