The retardant is meant to be reapplied every fire season. It’s meant to supplement—not replace—traditional ways of making your home safer from wildfire.
The series, led by Brandon Rittiman, looks at PG&E s role in California s deadly wildfires. Author: Staff (ABC10) Updated: 10:06 AM PDT May 4, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. FIRE - POWER - MONEY Season 2, ABC10 s investigative series on Pacific Gas & Electric and the utility company s role in causing some of California s recent deadly wildfires has been nominated for a Peabody Award.
The Peabody Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
Brandon Rittiman, the ABC10 investigative reporter who delved deeply into PG&E s criminality and corruption, called the nomination an incredible honor. It makes me grateful to the sources who ve spent countless hours with us to expose this complicated crisis, especially the family members of the people PG&E killed, Rittiman said. These people have bravely and publicly shared their grief with us. They inspire me every day.
Under the terms of AB 1054, the state law that bailed PG&E out of bankruptcy, utilities pre-certified as “safe” are not required to prove they acted reasonably to charge customers for the cost of the damage caused by the flames.
The safety certificate also gives PG&E the ability to tap into a multibillion-dollar state wildfire fund, paid for by customers, to help pay damages to fire victims and perhaps most importantly, it caps the amount of fire damage that PG&E shareholders would be on the hook for paying back to the fund.
After the 2018 Camp Fire, PG&E warned that it had caused around $30 billion in wildfire damage. It settled its bankruptcy for $25 billion.
It is about an increase to the fee Xcel charges, the Pipeline System Integrity Adjustment rider (PSIA). The notice customers received this week is to let them know that we have requested an extension of that existing Rider that was set to expire at the end of this year, said Xcel spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo.
Xcel provided a link for more information in the email, except it doesn t direct the customer to content about the PSIA rider. It takes customers to a general site about regulatory filings. You have to know what you re looking for on the page to learn more about the natural gas rate increase request.