June 27, 2023 on The Story: Pacific Power has been in the news recently after losing a class action lawsuit brought by victims of the September 2020 wildfires. The company was accused of contributing to fires that destroyed homes by failing to de-energize power lines in high-threat areas. But in the years since those fires, the company has developed a sophisticated meteorology system meant to keep close tabs on the kinds of weather conditions that can cause fires, giving them a clearer picture of when power shutoffs are needed. It came up last year, and it will almost certainly come into play this fire season as well. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw