Muddy Waters 做空 Edison International，称其应为 Eaton 山火承担约 200 亿美元责任

Muddy Waters Research on Edison International
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How Edison International Makes Money
Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison (SCE), a regulated electric utility serving Southern California. SCE’s wildfire-related liabilities are subject to California’s Wildfire Fund framework, under which the fund may cover utility wildfire costs unless the administrator finds the utility acted with imprudence or conscious/willful disregard of public safety, in which case the utility must reimburse the fund. The Eaton Fire, which Los Angeles County fire investigators formally concluded was ignited by SCE’s 220-kilovolt Transmission Circuits in Eaton Canyon, is the central liability event at issue in this report.
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Willful Disregard vs. Imprudence: Two Liability Outcomes
Muddy Waters frames two distinct financial outcomes depending on the California Wildfire Fund Administrator’s finding regarding Edison’s conduct. A finding of ‘conscious or willful disregard of the rights and safety of others’ would trigger reimbursement of approximately $20 billion (~$20 per share discounted, post-tax), while a lesser ‘imprudence’ finding would result in a $4.3 billion liability (~$6.50 per share discounted, post-tax). Both figures are derived from Edison’s own regulatory filings and the formal fire causation conclusion by Los Angeles County fire investigators.
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