May 30, 2013
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has been hit by a pair of lawsuits over its handling of a canal failure two years ago that forced thousands of Placer County residents to ration water. The Sacramento Bee reported the suits were …
February 26, 2013
Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are boosting the utility’s training on safety procedures after the deaths of three workers in three years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The deaths prompted PG&E officials to revamp electrical workers’ training, to …
December 18, 2012
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it has fired or suspended nearly 20 workers after discovering legally required inspections may not have been performed. The situation prompted PG&E to check more than 1,500 pieces of underground electrical equipment for possible …
March 16, 2012
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and two of its subcontractors have agreed to pay $29.5 million to settle lawsuits over fires in national forests in Trinity County and El Dorado County. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento confirmed the settlement …
October 26, 2011
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials said Monday that a major gas transmission line serving the San Francisco Bay Area ruptured during a pressure test, blowing a crater in an alfalfa field in Kern County. The pipe failure south of …