PG&E says it can't completely comply with wildfire prevention rules

  • Source: Oroville Mercury-Register
  • Published: 02/23/2019 10:03 PM

PG&E isn’t able to always be in compliance with state rules designed to reduce wildfire risks — and neither can any utility — the embattled power behemoth stated in court papers on Friday. That unsettling disclosure was among the numerous responses from PG&E filed with a federal court that is supervising the disgraced utility’s probation in the wake of its criminal conviction for felonies it committed before and after a fatal explosion in San Bruno. U.S District Court Judge William Alsup had previously asked PG&E to respond to an array of questions, including whether PG&E is in compliance with a state law regarding clearing trees and other vegetation from near the company’s electricity lines. “Given the dynamic conditions of vegetation, it is impossible for a utility to achieve perfect compliance or to represent that it is in full compliance at all times,” PG&E stated in the court filing.



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