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California utilities regulator okays $45 million penalty for PG&E over 2021 Dixie fire
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A firefighter continues to hold the line of the Dixie Fire near Taylorsville, California, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
(Reuters) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E (NYSE:)), for its part in the destructive 2021 Dixie wildfire.
The Dixie fire started on July 13, 2021, after a tree fell on the state’s main utility’s electrical distribution wires, and burned more than 963,000 acres in multiple counties.
The agreement consists of a $2.5 million fine to the California General Fund, $2.5 million payment to tribes impacted by the fire for remediation, and $40 million for capital expenditures to transition records to electronic format.
The settlement agreement was reached after SED concluded its investigation and issued an Administrative Consent Order.
PG&E did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement.
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