California Proposes $300 Million Fine for PG&E Pipe Blast
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California Public Utilities Commission staff recommended PG&E Corp. pay a minimum $300 million fine as part of a proposed $2.25 billion penalty for the 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno.
The fine would be the largest ordered by the California regulator, the commission’s Consumer Protection and Safety Division said today in a filing. “The tragedy in San Bruno, which was directly caused by PG&E’s unreasonable conduct and neglect for decades, was the worst disaster in the history of California electric and/or gas utilities.”