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The California Public Utilities Commission is receiving public comments on a proposed settlement agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. that would penalize the utility $22 million for the 2022 Mosquito Fire in Placer County.
The Mosquito Fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent CPUC investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations of state rules for the design, construction and maintenance of overhead electrical lines.
“The proposed settlement penalizes PG&E and requires them to conduct a detailed review of its Centralized Inspection Review Team’s program at shareholder expense,” the CPUC said in a statement Friday announcing the proposed settlement.
Under the agreement — formally known as an administrative consent order — the utility would pay a penalty of $21 million in shareholder funds to the state’s general fund and $1 million for an independent expert third-party review of the utility’s transmission inspection operations.
