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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, a house burns on Platina Road at the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric has been charged with manslaughter and other crimes, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

PG&E charged in California wildfire last year that killed 4

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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017, file photo, a row of chimneys stand in a neighborhood devastated by the Tubbs fire near Santa Rosa, Calif. A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas and Electric's rickety electrical grid is suing nearly two dozen of the utility's former executives and board members for alleged dereliction of their duty to ensure the equipment wouldn't kill people. The complaint filed Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court is an offshoot of a $13.5 billion settlement that PG&amp;E reached with the wildfire victims while the utility was mired in bankruptcy from January 2019 through June last year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Wildfire victims sue former PG&E executives alleging neglect

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Regulators: Utilities to buy energy to prevent blackouts

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2020 file photo, a Pacific Gas and Electric employee sprays water on a burning telephone pole at the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric is reporting that fire investigators have seized some of its equipment as they investigate the cause of a Northern California wildfire that killed four people last month. PG&amp;E reported the seizure in a filing with the Public Utilities Commission Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The Zogg Fire erupted in Shasta County during high winds and quickly grew, later spreading to neighboring Tehama County. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

California fire investigators seize utility equipment

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019 file photo a car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas &amp; Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, Calif. Pacific Gas and Electric promised regulators Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, that it has learned from its mishandling of deliberate blackouts and won't disrupt as many people's lives during the pandemic this year, when the utility expects to rely on outages to prevent its outdated grid from starting deadly fires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E tells regulators upcoming outages will go more smoothly

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Judge orders PG&E to improve records, power line inspections

Associated Press

PG&E overhauls its board again as part of bankruptcy promise

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. An effort to block Pacific Gas and Electric's path out of bankruptcy kicked off the trial Wednesday, May 27, 2020, on the plan in bankruptcy court as critics of the utility questioned whether the overwhelming vote in favor of the plan by wildfire victims was tainted by conflicts of interest and shoddy counting. PG&amp;E's plan won support last week in a landslide, with victims overwhelmingly backing PG&amp;E's $58 billion proposal to emerge from bankruptcy after 18 months. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E’s bankruptcy trial opens with attacks on voting process

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 15, 2018, aerial file photo shows the remains of residences leveled by the Camp wildfire in Paradise, Calif. A decision was announced Friday, May 1, 2020, that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when it emerges from a bankruptcy case triggered by deadly wildfires ignited in Northern California by the utility's neglected electrical grid. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. California power regulators are weighing a recommendation to back off plans to fine Pacific Gas and Electric an additional $462 million for igniting a series of Northern California 2018 deadly wildfires rather than risk that the harsher punishment will scuttle the utility's plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, the state's Public Utilities Commission said in a document made public Monday, March 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Regulators mull reversing $462M increase in PG&E fire fines

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric truck leaves the company's Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. Pacific Gas and Electric said Tuesday, Feb. 18, that it expects to become more profitable than ever after it emerges from bankruptcy and pays off more than $25 billion in losses sustained in catastrophic wildfires ignited by its outdated equipment. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

PG&E banking on big profits after utility leaves bankruptcy

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Former PG&E attorney to head EPA West Coast office

Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows flames burning near power lines in Montecito, Calif. Pacific Gas and Electric is promising promising to overhaul its board of directors in an attempt to avoid a potential takeover attempt by the state of California and prove the beleaguered utility is turning over a new leaf as it works through its second bankruptcy in less than 20 years. The promise to shake things up came late Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, as the San Francisco company tries to emerge from bankruptcy by June 30. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)

PG&E pledges to shake up board in bid to placate California

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&amp;E building in San Francisco. Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The settlement, which the utility says was reached Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, still requires court approval. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

PG&E’s stock surges 16% on tentative wildfire settlement

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric crews work on restoring power lines in a fire ravaged neighborhood in an aerial view in the aftermath of a wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. Pacific Gas and Electric will be in a better position to steer its way out of bankruptcy if California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a federal judge both approve a $13.5 billion settlement with the thousands of people who lost their homes, businesses and family in a series of catastrophic fires that have been blamed on the utility's equipment. The company provided clearer picture outlining the rest of its financial journey in a Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, regulatory filing that provided more details about a deal it announced heading into last weekend. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

PG&E’s $13.5B deal with fire victims removes huge obstacles

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&amp;E building in San Francisco. Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The settlement, which the utility says was reached Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, still requires court approval. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

Illustration on the nation’s power grid by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The lesson of California’s wildfires

By William R. Graham, R. James Woolsey Jr. and Peter Vincent Pry

A firefighter checks on a homeless encampment in the path of a wildfire called the Dorsey Fire in Grass Valley, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)

Is California returning to its wilderness roots?

By Victor Davis Hanson

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, CVS Pharmacy shift supervisor James Quinn throws out ice cream from darkened freezers as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power. California's utility regulator is issuing a series of sanctions against Pacific Gas and Electric for what it calls &quot;failures in execution&quot; during the largest planned power shut-off in state history to avoid wildfires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

California regulator criticizes utility over power outages

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

A portable generator powers a Lucky supermarket in Oakland, Calif., as Ruben Imperial moves water on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The area remains without power after Pacific Gas and Electric cut service hoping to prevent wildfires during dry, windy conditions throughout Northern California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California power outage: Isn’t there an easier way?

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press