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     • Electrical transmission lines belonging to Pacific Gas & Electric caused the Camp Fire of 2018, California’s deadliest wildfire, a state agency concluded on Wednesday. The fire, which started on Nov. 8, killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 homes, businesses and other buildings.
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     California Says PG&E Power Lines Caused Camp Fire That Killed 85

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   Is PG&E responsible for a California wildfire?

   • It is not the first time PG&E has been held accountable for its connection to a California wildfire. In recent years, the electric company reached a $150-million settlement with the CPUC for its role in the Zogg fire, which killed four people, and a $125-million settlement for its role in the 2019 Kincade fire, among other agreements.

   PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC

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   Did Pacific Gas & Electric pay $45 million for Dixie fire?

   • Burned trees rise above a truck destroyed by the Dixie fire in the town of Greenville, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric Company will be penalized $45 million for its involvement in one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in California history under a settlement reached recently between the utility and state regulators.

   PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC

   www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-01-26/pg-e-penalized-45-million-for-dixie-fire-in-settlement

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   Was PG&E responsible for the camp fire?

   • Investigators with the California Public Utilities Commission found that there were systematic problems with PG&E’s oversight of the nearly 100-year-old power line that sparked the Camp fire. PG&E took over the power line in 1930, according to a December 2019 report. PG&E pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in federal court.

   Former PG&E executives agree to $117-million settlement over California

   www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/former-pg-e-executives-announce-117-million-settlement-over-california-wildfires

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   Are Californians still 'trapped' after PG&E fires?

   • WATCH: Many Californians still ‘trapped’ years after PG&E fires. Has the company improved safety?

   PG&E to pay $55 million for two massive California wildfires

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   Will PG&E pay fire victims a settlement?

   • The settlement was announced on Thursday by the PG&E Fire Victim Trust, which compensates victims of fires that the parent of Pacific Gas & Electric started between 2015 and 2018.

   PG&E officials reach $117 mln settlement over California wildfires

   www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/pge-officials-reach-117-million-settlement-over-california-wildfires-2022-09-29/

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   Is Pacific Gas & Electric responsible for wildfires?

   • Pacific Gas & Electric has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires since 2017 that wiped out more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people. It previously reached settlements with wildfire victims of more than $25.5 billion.

   PG&E to pay $55 million for two massive California wildfires

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3. www.latimes.com › california › storyFormer PG&E executives agree to $117-million settlement over ...

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   Sep 29, 2022 · Former executives with utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a $117-million settlement agreement in connection with the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp fire, officials said.

   • PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC

     Pacific Gas & Electric Company will be penalized $45 million...

4. www.npr.org › 2022/04/12 › 1092259419Pacific Gas & Electric agrees to a $55m settlement over 2 ...

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   Apr 12, 2022 · Fire officials said a PG&E transmission line sparked the fire, which destroyed 374 buildings in wine country and caused nearly 200,000 people to flee as it burned through 120 square miles...

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     California wildfires: How PG&E continues to avoid accountability | FIRE – POWER – MONEY special

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     When PG&E started California wildfires, and got away with it

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     How California Wildfires Forced PG&E to Declare Bankruptcy | WSJ

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6. www.pbs.org › newshour › nationPG&E to pay $55 million for two massive California wildfires

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   Apr 11, 2022 · Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by its aging power lines in Northern California.

7. www.reuters.com › markets › commoditiesPG&E officials reach $117 mln settlement over California ...

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   Sep 29, 2022 · Sept 29 (Reuters) - A $117 million settlement has been reached with former PG&E Corp executives and directors who were accused in a lawsuit of lax oversight of the utility's safety measures...

8. www.latimes.com › environment › storyPG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC

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   Jan 26, 2024 · Pacific Gas & Electric Company will be penalized $45 million for its involvement in one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in California history under a settlement reached recently...

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9. www.pbs.org › newshour › showInvestigators probe utility company PG&E’s role in California ...

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   Nov 25, 2021 · Fire investigators are now looking into whether another utility, PG&E, was behind the nation's largest fire so far this year. From KQED and the California newsroom, Lily Jamali reports how...

10. www.nytimes.com › pge-california-wildfiresCalifornia Wildfires: How PG&E Ignored Risks in Favor of Profits

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    Mar 18, 2019 · Pacific Gas & Electric, California’s largest utility, has been responsible for wildfires in recent years that destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres. Several proved fatal.