Limiting Wildfire liability for utilities

The Wyoming Rural Electric Association is leading a coalition of utilities to limit liability for wildfire damages. Read the draft legislation. The gist is that if utilities mitigate wildfire damages, they can limit their liability. Say a rancher loses his cattle in a devastating wildfire, supporters of this legislation say that  farmers and ranchers could still recoup damages for property damage and lost production. It’s not a new concept, similar legislation has been enacted in Idaho.

WY Public Media | Western utilities are trying to limit their liability when they spark wildfires