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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Current Parent Company: PG&E Corp.
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Penalty: $55,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: April 11, 2022
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Secondary Offense: environmental violation
Mega-Scandal: Wildfire Liability
Violation Description: PG&E agreed to pay $55 million to six California counties to resolve lawsuits relating to the company's role in causing the 2019 Kincade Fire and 2021 Dixie Fire.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.