California regulators moved to ramp up their oversight of PG&E, saying the state’s largest utility was falling behind on wildfire safety less than a year after exiting bankruptcy.
The Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to move PG&E Corp. into “enhanced oversight and enforcement” after concluding that the company was doing a poor job of trimming and removing trees near the most hazardous power lines, according to The Sacramento Bee.
“The shortcomings of PG&E … triggered this step, which is a big deal,” said Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma.
The move places Pacific Gas and Electric into the first of a 6-step disciplinary process. If PG&E reaches the sixth and final step, the PUC could revoke its license and arrange for a takeover.
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