California Edison Settles for $80M Over 2017 Thomas Fire

The utility company agrees to pay without admitting fault, resolving federal claims for the devastating wildfire.

Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to settle claims by the U.S. Forest Service for the 2017 Thomas Fire, which destroyed over a thousand homes.
The settlement, finalized on Friday, comes without the utility admitting wrongdoing or fault.
Investigations found utility equipment sparked the fire in two canyon locations, leading to one of California's largest wildfires.
The Thomas Fire burned more than 280,000 acres, including over 150,000 acres of National Forest System lands.
This settlement is part of a series of payments by utilities for wildfires, with Edison's expected losses for the Thomas and Woolsey fires exceeding $4.5 billion.