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Jan. 25, 2019

Judge has authority to force PG&E changes despite the utility’s objections, experts say

The San Francisco federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s probation has “profound authority” to require the utility to make changes despite its objections that the matter should be left to state and federal regulators, legal observers said Thursday.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup in his chambers

SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal judge overseeing the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s probation has "profound authority" to require the utility to make changes despite its objections that the matter should be left to state and federal regulators, legal observers said Thursday.

"Since PG&E pled to a felony offense, Alsup has extreme and broad powers over its operations," said UC San Diego professor of public interest law Robert Fel...

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