PG&E to Fire Safety Critics: We’re Going Beyond Call of Duty September 18, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. sought to assure a judge it’s making progress on fire prevention, saying it’s exceeding regulatory requirements to clear...
PG&E Faces Fresh Pain as Old Fire Claims Return to Haunt It August 20, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Joel Rosenblatt Seven months after a state agency absolved PG&E Corp. of blame for a deadly 2017 wildfire, the utility giant faces...
PG&E Tumbles on Risk of Up to $18 Billion in Fire-Lawsuit Costs August 19, 2019 By Joe Ryan PG&E Corp. shares plunged Monday after a judge ruled that a jury can determine whether it should pay as much...
PG&E Posts $2.6 Billion Loss Stemming From Bankruptcy, Wildfires August 9, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp., the bankrupt California utility giant, reported a $2.6 billion second-quarter loss and said it expects more charges this...
PG&E Disagrees With WSJ Story Over Power Line Upgrades August 1, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. told a judge it “strongly disagrees” with a Wall Street Journal storysuggesting that the utility knew its equipment...
California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets July 19, 2019 A new California law, a win for Governor Gavin Newsom, is intended to help utilities cover wildfire liabilities. But it’s...
California Regulator Considers Penalty Against PG&E for 2017 Wildfires July 1, 2019 California utilities regulator has opened a case to evaluate and consider penalties against power and gas utility PG&E Corp for...
PG&E Reaches $1 Billion Wildfire Settlement With Local Agencies June 19, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp., the California utility giant that went bankrupt five months ago amid crippling wildfire liabilities, has reached a $1...
Judge Approves $105M Fund for California Wildfire Survivors May 24, 2019 By Daisy Nguyen Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. received approval Wednesday to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California...
Investigators Pin Thomas Fire on Southern California Power Lines March 18, 2019 By Christopher Weber One of the largest fires in California history was sparked by Southern California Edison power lines that came into contact...