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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: utilities and power generation
Penalty Total since 2000$46,373,492,557
Number of Records: 3,085
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
PG&E Corp.$19,952,607,075134
American Electric Power$4,798,372,048113
Dominion Energy$3,951,916,47366
Duke Energy$2,953,290,359105
FirstEnergy$1,497,814,65080
NRG Energy$1,390,149,517105
Edison International$1,332,905,77381
Alliant Energy$1,027,644,49716
WEC Energy Group$1,022,516,17434
Vistra Energy$881,423,66578

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2017VA-SCC$62,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2017VA-SCC$5,500
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2017VA-SCC$92,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2017VA-SCC$205,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2017VA-SCC$24,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$8,500
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$59,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$27,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$325,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$233,500
Atmos Energy CorporationAtmos Energyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$7,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$71,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2016VA-SCC$53,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2015VA-SCC$10,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2015VA-SCC$72,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2015VA-SCC$180,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2015VA-SCC$396,500
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2015VA-SCC$15,000
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2014VA-SCC$202,500
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.Southern Companyutility safety violation2014VA-SCC$36,150
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2013VA-SCC$207,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2013VA-SCC$250,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2012VA-SCC$38,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2012VA-SCC$39,500
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2012VA-SCC$8,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2012VA-SCC$7,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2012VA-SCC$27,875
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2011VA-SCC$5,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2011VA-SCC$10,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2011VA-SCC$45,000
MILLER PIPELINE, LLCCenterPoint Energyutility safety violation2011VA-SCC$70,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2011VA-SCC$9,500
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$18,000
MILLER PIPELINE, LLCCenterPoint Energyutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$5,000
Columbia Gas Of Virginia, Inc.NiSourceutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$200,000
Columbia Gas Of Virginia, Inc.NiSourceutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$800,000
Columbia Gas Of Virginia, Inc.NiSourceutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$32,125
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2010VA-SCC$45,200
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2009VA-SCC$14,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2009VA-SCC$109,500
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2009VA-SCC$24,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2008VA-SCC$87,750
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2008VA-SCC$34,750
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2008VA-SCC$7,750
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$80,900
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$56,200
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$30,000
Atmos Energy CorporationAtmos Energyutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$31,375
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$11,500
Atmos Energy CorporationAtmos Energyutility safety violation2007VA-SCC$5,000
Atmos Energy CorporationAtmos Energyutility safety violation2006VA-SCC$44,100
Columbia Gas of Virginia, IncNiSourceutility safety violation2006VA-SCC$10,000
Atmos Energy CorporationAtmos Energyutility safety violation2006VA-SCC$27,300
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2002VA-SCC$55,000
Avista CorporationAvistautility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Avista CorporationAvistautility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Avista CorporationAvistautility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2017WA-UTC$1,500,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2013WA-UTC$275,000
Avista CorporationAvistautility safety violation2011WA-UTC$200,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2008WA-UTC$1,250,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2005WA-UTC$90,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2005WA-UTC$15,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2005WA-UTC$500,000
Avista CorporationAvistautility safety violation2003WA-UTC$50,000
Puget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Energyutility safety violation2002WA-UTC$50,000
DominionDominion Energyutility safety violation2018WV-PSC$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY WV INC -DOMINION HOPEDominion Energyutility safety violation2014WV-PSC$5,000
Columbia GasEverSource Energyutility safety violation2020private lawsuit-state$143,000,000
Pacific Gas & ElectricPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2013private lawsuit-state$565,000,000
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2022CA-MULTI$55,000,000
Ameren Illinois Co.Amerenutility safety violation2022IL-ICC$31,500
Ameren Illinois Co.Amerenutility safety violation2022IL-ICC$227,250
Ameren Illinois Co.Amerenutility safety violation2022IL-ICC$418,000
West Penn Power Co.FirstEnergyutility safety violation2022PA-PUC$1,175,000
Pacific Gas & Electric CoPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2022CA-SONDA$20,250,000
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.PG&E Corp.utility safety violation2022CA-PUC$1,270,000
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.PG&E Corp.utility safety violation2022CA-PUC$12,000,000
San Diego Gas & ElectricSempra Energyutility safety violation2022CA-PUC$24,000
Southern California EdisonEdison Internationalutility safety violation2022CA-PUC$10,000,000
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.WEC Energy Grouputility safety violation2022IL-AG$1,150,000
Peoples Natural Gas CompanyEssential Utilities Inc.utility safety violation2022PA-PUC$195,000
Idaho Power CompanyIDACORPutility safety violation2022USAO$1,500,000
Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc.NiSourceutility safety violation2022VA-SCC$28,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2022VA-SCC$10,000
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.PG&E Corp.utility safety violation2020private lawsuit-federal$13,500,000,000
Southern California EdisonEdison Internationalutility safety violation2022CA-PUC$4,500,000
Southern California EdisonEdison Internationalutility safety violation2022CA-PUC$1,000,000
New York State Electric and Gas CorporationIberdrolautility safety violation2023NY-PSC$2,750,000
Washington Gas Light CompanyAltaGasutility safety violation2023VA-SCC$238,000
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2023CA-PUC$150,000,000
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2023CA-PUC$132,500
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyPG&E Corp.utility safety violation2022CA-PUC$100,000
Public Service Company of ColoradoXcel Energyutility safety violation2023CO-PUC$5,000
PECO Energy CompanyExelonutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
Northern Indiana Public Service CoNiSourceutility safety violation2023IN-URC$348,040
Indiana Gas Company Inc. dba CenterPoint Energy Indiana NorthCenterPoint Energyutility safety violation2023IN-URC$227,000
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company dba CenterPoint Energy Indiana SouthCenterPoint Energyutility safety violation2023IN-URC$69,500
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.