California regulators assessed on Feb. 27 an additional $462 million in fines against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for its role in igniting recent northern California wildfires, with the total penalty against the utility now at nearly $2.14 billion—the largest ever by the state Puvlic Utility Commission.
“We’re disappointed in today’s ... decision which increased fines and penalties for the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Northern California,” says James Noonan, PG&E spokesperson in an email to ENR.