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PG&E equipment on Pilger Road. Nov. 9, 2018

PG&E Repeatedly Fails to Repair Crucial, Unsafe Powerlines

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Laurie

By Nancy Macy, Environmental Committee Chair The Public Advocates Office of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has skilled and experienced analysts and attorneys whose job is to evaluate whether or not a utility is justified in seeking increases in rates. They analyze what is called the utility’s RISK SPEND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. In this case, it’s last year’s Report from…

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PG&E at the CA Board of Forestry: Why It Matters

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Laurie

In 2022, during the legislative session’s last day, SB 396 failed to advance in the California State Legislature. PG&E had pushed heavily in favor of the bill, which would have greatly increased utilities’ permissions to access and cut trees on private property without requiring notice or offering any independent review for damages and remediations to property owners.  The California Board…

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The Truth about PG&E’s Role in the Dixie Fire

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Laurie

The Dixie Fire was the largest (non-complex) fire in California and the second largest in US history. Suppression alone cost over 650 million dollars. A person convicted of the felony of causing a fire must go to prison and pay a fine. Here is the CAL FIRE report detailing PG&E’s complete failure to remove the tree and respond to the…

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PG&E’s Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings are Extremely Hazardous

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Laurie

The only way for PG&E to prevent wildfires is to turn off the power. Enhanced Vegetation Management failed (costing billions and destroying over a million trees since 2018), only reducing ignitions by 7%. PG&E also instituted the Public Safety Power Shutoffs in 2018 that, after the first disastrous experience, were preceded by a warning to the impacted customers. To avoid PSPS, PG&E has turned…

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