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PG&E probation judge demands details after utility equipment seized in wildfire investigation

Dive Brief: California state investigators have taken possession of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) equipment as part of an ongoing investigation into the origin of a Northern California wildfire that

The Electrifying Cost of Going Bankrupt: A Look At PG&E’s Fees

This is no joke. How many lawyers were involved with PG&E’s recent bankruptcy case? Enough to fill at least two dozen large commuter buses. More than 800 lawyers representing PG&E

PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

The nation’s largest utility said Tuesday it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million people to

State, federal officials take different paths trying to stop utilities from causing wildfires

Nearly two years after one of the deadliest corporate crimes in California history — a utility-sparked wildfire that killed scores of people and destroyed the city of Paradise in rural

Guilty pleas, victim impact statements could have slew of implications for PG&E, stakeholders say

UPDATE: June 18, 2020: A superior court judge imposed a roughly $3.5 million fine on Pacific Gas & Electric Thursday for 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of

PG&E Bankruptcy Deal Nears Crucial Deadline

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company faces a crucial deadline: Before June 30, it must get both the state of California and a federal judge to approve its plan for

PG&E appeals new probation conditions, asserting they’ll ‘undermine wildfire safety’

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is appealing a new set of wildfire mitigation requirements imposed by a federal judge, arguing that the conditions would cause the utility irreparable

PG&E’s top exec to end short stint at beleaguered utility

PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson will step down from his job just 14 months after the nation’s largest utility hired him to rescue it from a financial mess caused by

CPUC proposes approving PG&E’s bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May

Dive Brief: A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) administrative law judge issued a proposed decision Monday that would approve Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) bankruptcy reorganization plan, paving the way

California Regulator to Reduce Historic PG&E Wildfire Fine by $200 Million

California’s utilities regulator plans to shave $200 million off a historic $2.14 billion fine against Pacific Gas and Electric for destructive wildfires sparked in 2017 and 2018, citing the risk

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