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PG&E Participates in First-Ever Autonomous Wildfire Suppression Demonstration in California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently joined elite fire professionals, top state and federal officials, and senior leaders representing philanthropy, insurance providers, and other electric utilities for the first-ever autonomous wildfire suppression demonstration in California.
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