EDITORIAL: Don’t make ratepayers pay for PG&E wildfire negligence
A total of 44 people died, more than 9,000 structures were destroyed and damages are estimated at nearly
It's imperative that the
The degree of
The utility released a prepared statement Friday saying, "Based on the information we have so far, we continue to believe our overall programs met our state's high standards."
That's possible But Northern Californians have good reason for skepticism.
This is the utility that spent years trying to wriggle out of paying the
What
Since October the utility has repeatedly tried to get the PUC and the Legislature to pin the liability costs for the fires on ratepayers, rather than
It's a two-pronged strategy. First, the utility argues that the wildfires are a "new normal" due to climate change, and it shouldn't bear the costs for changing weather conditions. At the same time,
Neither argument is compelling.
If
As for the bankruptcy argument,
When
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