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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Nov. 27, 2020

CPUC warns PG&E of enhanced enforcement

The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday sent a letter to PG&E warning that it could be subject to enhanced enforcement and oversight, citing concerns over its pattern of vegetation management deficiencies recently revealed to the federal judge overseeing the utility’s criminal probation.

The state utility regulator warned the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. it could be subject to enhanced enforcement, pointing to recent filings in its criminal probation revealing no meaningful changes to its vegetation management efforts.

In a letter sent Tuesday, California Public Utilities Commission President Marybel Batjer warned outgoing PG&E Chief Executive Officer William Smith about the utility's wildfire mitigation effor...

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