Bankrupt PG&E Is Sparking Fewer California Wildfires This Year

PG&E Corp., which filed for bankruptcy in January in the face of $30 billion in claims from wildfires blamed on its equipment, has so far sparked fewer larger fires this year in northern California compared to 2018.

PG&E said its equipment may have caused nine wildfires, each covering at least 10 acres, as of Sept. 17, according to a report submitted Tuesday to a San Francisco federal judge. That’s down from 19 fires of comparable size for the same period a year ago, according to data filed with the California Public Utilities Commission.