California utility News

California Weighs New Standard for Utilities’ Liability for Wildfires

California lawmakers may change the standard for determining whether utilities are liable for wildfire damage following the worst wildfire season in state history. Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders said on July 2 that they are forming a special committee …

Audit Reveals California Utility Didn’t Spend $50M for Safety

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. did not use $50 million it collected from ratepayers that was meant to improve its gas pipeline network in the decade leading to a deadly explosion in a San Francisco Bay area suburb, an audit …

PG&E to Check Gas Pipeline Vulnerability

Pacific Gas & Electric is checking for leaks in 180 segments of its natural gas pipeline system which may be vulnerable to corrosion – including part of a California line where an explosion killed eight people in 2010. The utility …