PG&E is facing the prospect of a state penalty and fines in connection with a vast California wildfire.
OAKLAND — PG&E is facing the prospect of a state penalty and fines in connection with a huge and destructive wildfire the utility caused in Northern California, regulators said Monday.
The Dixie Fire roared through sections of Plumas, Butte, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties before it was contained on Oct. 25, 2021. It destroyed more than 1,300 buildings and one firefighter was killed in the battle to contain and control the blaze. PG&E previously estimated its costs for the fire could reach $1.15 billion, which includes $637 million that went to firefighting efforts.
Oakland-based PG&E has been slapped with an array of regulatory penalties in recent years in connection with disasters the utility caused, including a fatal gas explosion and a fatal inferno. Two of the penalties that the PUC imposed were record setters. Regarding the Dixie Fire punishment of $45 million, the PUC’s powerful five-member commission will consider the proposed settlement at a Nov. 16 meeting.
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