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The California Public Utilities Commission approved a $45 million fine Thursday against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the Dixie Fire, the second-largest wildfire in state history that scorched nearly 1 million acres in 2021 and gutted more than 1,300 structures.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) will pay $45 million for its involvement in California’s second largest-ever wildfire, state regulators announced Thursday. The settlement pertains to the 2021 Dixie Fire, which began in July 2021 and was kindled after a Douglas fir tree fell and hit energized conductors owned and operated by the utility, according…
The massive inferno ignited on July 13, 2021, when power lines owned by PG&E came in contact with a tree, according to Cal Fire.
The massive inferno ignited on July 13, 2021, when power lines owned by PG&E came in contact with a tree, according to Cal Fire.
The California Public Utilities Commission narrowly approved the nearly $50 million fine against PG&E on Thursday for causing the 2021 Dixie Fire.