California Utilities Regulator Okays $45 Million Penalty for PG&E Over 2021 Dixie Fire
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division and Pacific Gas and Electric Company , for its part...
The Dixie fire started on July 13, 2021, after a tree fell on PG&E electrical distribution wires, resulting in more than 963,000 acres being burned across multiple counties. The settlement agreement was reached after SED concluded its investigation and issued an Administrative Consent Order. "PG&E will not request rate recovery for these expenses, so these costs will not impact customers," the company said in a mailed statement.
City officials turned to EPA to help unlock federal funds while facing a byzantine maze of state restrictions that threatened to strangle relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an April 18th Opinion an issue involving the Clean Water Act citizen suit provision. See Blackstone...