
Vulnerability indices like Justice40 and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) fail to adequately protect disadvantaged minority groups, particularly indigenous communities, when allocating investments for power line undergrounding and de-energization to mitigate wildfire risk. Group-level protections are necessary to ensure equitable outcomes.


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Equitably Allocating Wildfire Resilience Investments for Power Grids: Challenges with Vulnerability Indices and the Need for Group-Level Protections
