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PG&E bid to securitize $7.5B in wildfire costs could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates warn

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) bid to securitize $7.5 billion in costs associated with the 2017 wildfires in its service territory could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates are

BRIEF California ALJ boosts PG&E costs 70% for failures in program to prevent damage to underground equipment

Dive Brief: A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) administrative law judge issued a decision Friday ordering Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to pay $110 million for violations related to the

$65 Million Deal With State Regulators Over PG&E’s Troubled 811 Program

State regulators and PG&E have a struck a $65 million deal in the regulatory action over PG&E’s troubled 811 locate and mark program that ratepayer and safety advocates consider a

PG&E Emails Show Apparent Prior Warnings About Transmission Line That Likely Started the Camp Fire

Documents obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit indicate PG&E was aware of safety questions on a critical transmission line years before the line likely started the deadly Camp Fire

California Utilities Lose Bid to Reduce Wildfire Liability

An unpopular proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to limit the liability of utilities for wildfire damage has been tabled for now, a state senator said. Brown proposed the plan in

Big utilities are desperately trying to stick customers for the bills from California wildfires

Does there exist anywhere a whinier, more petulant, more entitled gang of businesses than California’s big utility companies? PGE Corp., Edison International, and Sempra — the parents of Pacific Gas

Let PG&E ‘Off The Hook’ For Wildfire Costs? If Not, Your Utility Bills Could Rise

It may be the toughest question the California Legislature takes up this year: Who should pay the bill for massive wildfires? Today, California utilities could be on the hook for

California Regulators To Decide Who Pays SoCal Wildfire Costs

California regulators on Thursday may finally decide whether an electric utility sued over wildfire damage can pass those costs on to its customers. But the long-running and closely watched case

PG&E monthly gas bills set to jump about 11 percent

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E customers must brace for a double-digit increase in their monthly gas bills after state regulators Thursday approved a program to pay for upgrades to the

Fight Over Wildfires is Far From Over

It’s been 8 1/2 years since deadly wildfires raged through parts of San Diego County.But the fight over paying the costs of the Witch Creek and Harris fires that killed

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