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A Local Culinary Adventure: inspired by Halifax's Seaport Market | SaltWire #cooking #cookingtips - The California Public Utilities Commission on Monday proposed a $45 million shareholder-funded penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for its connections to the destructive 2021 Dixie wildfire.
California's second-largest wildfire, ignited after a tree fell on the state's main utility's electrical distribution wires in July 2021, burned more than 963,000 acres in multiple counties. The proposed penalty, pending CPUC Commissioner's approval, consists of a $2.5 million fine to the California General Fund, $2.5 million payment to tribes impacted by the fire for remediation, and $40 million for capital expenditures to transition records to electronic format.
CPUC enforcement staff is recommending this penalty under an Administrative Consent Order and Agreement, as per a release on the state regulator's website.PG&E was not available for comment outside regular business hours.