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Tag Archives: PG&E
Morning Splash: Mehserle Out on Monday; PG&E's Late Revelation; Muni Operators Reject Contract
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Mehserle expected to be released Monday (Oakland Tribune) Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle will be released from jail Monday and Oscar Grant III's family and supporters will be in Los Angeles over the weekend for several events leading up … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Customers Can Delay Getting SmartMeters; New Details on SFUSD Corruption Scandal
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PG&E eases stance on CEO package, SmartMeters (SF Chronicle) (PG&E) reported that its customers won't have to pay for chief executive Peter Darbee's $34.8 million retirement package, widely attacked as lavish after Darbee announced his retirement last week. Instead, the … Continue reading
Morning Splash:PG&E Gives Up On Finding Documents; Treasure Island Plan Moves Forward
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PG&E says it can't satisfy order for documentation (SF Chronicle) Pacific Gas and Electric Co. told California regulators Thursday that it will never find documents for some of its older gas pipelines, and that if the state doesn't accept "assumptions" … Continue reading
Embattled PG&E President Resigns
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PG&E announced Thursday that CEO and President Peter A. Darbee will retire at the end of April, seven months after one of the utility's natural gas pipelines exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people. Long-time board member Lee Cox will … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Granted Rate Hike; California Legislators Lose State Cars
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PG&E granted rate hike to pay for gas pipeline repairs and maintenance but must report what it does with the money (San Jose Mercury News) State regulators on Thursday granted Pacific Gas & Electric a $120 million rate hike over … Continue reading
Live: CPUC Commission Meeting Public Comment Period
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The California Public Utilities Commission is meeting right now, with 84 items on the agenda. The public comment period at these meetings are pretty remarkable these days, and this one's no exception, as person after person is making their way … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Pipeline Ending in SF Has Problems Similar to San Bruno Line
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PG&E's Line 109 also seen as posing safety risks (SF Chronicle) The other pipeline that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has long relied on to deliver natural gas up the Peninsula has problems similar to the ruptured line in San … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Re-Orgs at Top; Fed Shutdown Looms; De Anza Rape Trial Verdict 9 a.m.
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2 top execs will resign as PG&E reorganizes (SF Chronicle) In its first major management changes since last year's fatal pipeline blast in San Bruno, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported Wednesday that two of its top executives in charge … Continue reading
Morning Splash: DA Harris Says CPUC's PG&E Fine Too Small; Gov Expected to Lift Drought
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Kamala Harris' office calls for tougher PG&E fine (SF Chronicle) California Attorney General Kamala Harris' office urged state regulators Monday to toughen a $3 million settlement they reached with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. over its failure to vouch for … Continue reading
CPUC Proposes Fining PG&E $3 Million for Incomplete Pipeline Documentation
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The CPUC today proposed fining PG&E $3 million for being out of compliance with its order to justify the pressure levels on older, untested segments of its gas pipeline. An additional $3 million fine would be held in suspension, pending … Continue reading
