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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, Justo and Bernadette Laos hug while looking through the charred remains of the home they rented that was destroyed by the Kincade Fire near Geyserville, Calif. Fire officials say Pacific Gas &amp; Electric transmission lines sparked a wildfire last year in Northern California that destroyed hundreds of homes and led to the evacuation of nearly 100,000 people. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued the finding Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Utility’s power lines caused huge 2019 California wildfire

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PG&E exits bankruptcy, pays $5 billion into wildfire fund

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US judge approves Pacific Gas & Electric plan to emerge from bankruptcy after its equipment ignited

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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, a sign to a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric building is shown in San Francisco. A federal judge is expected opn Friday, June 19, 2020, to approve Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's $58 billion plan for ending its 17-month stint in bankruptcy, clearing the way for the nation's largest utility to begin paying $25.5 billion to cover the losses in a series of horrific wildfires ignited by its long-neglected electrical grid. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Bill Smith, interim chief executive officer and president of PG&amp;E Corp., listens as Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems announces the penalties for its role in the 2018 Camp Fire, during the criminal sentencing hearing in the trial of Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp in Chico, Calif., Thursday, June 18, 2020. PG&amp;E received the maximum fine of $3.5 million for its crimes and an additional $500,000 for the cost of the investigation into the cause of the wildfire. The utility company pleaded guilty, Tuesday, to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that wiped out the town of Paradise. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems discusses the felony charges against PG&amp;E Corp., regarding the deaths of 84 people in a 2018 wildfire that wiped out the town of Paradise, during a hearing in Chico, Calif., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. PG&amp;E CEO Bill Johnson entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire which was blamed on the company's crumbling electrical grid.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Families of California wildfire victims slam PG&E for crimes

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

Pacific Gas & Electric pleads guilty to deaths of 84 people in 2018 Northern California wildfire

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Laura Martin mourns her father, TK Huff, who died during the Camp Fire, during a vigil in Chico, Calif. A scathing grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday, June 16, 2020, into a Northern California wildfire that killed 85 people found that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric officials repeatedly ignored warnings about its failing power lines, performed inadequate inspections to focus on profits and refused to learn from past catastrophes. Those who died were mostly elderly or disabled, the oldest 99 years old and the youngest 20. Their remains were found in showers and bathtubs, clutching a beloved photograph, cuddling pets, trapped in getaway cars and even seeking safety under a vehicle. TK Huff of the nearby town of Concow was found outside his home, 10 feet (3 meters) from his wheelchair. Evidence suggested the 71-year-old tried to drag himself away to escape the fire, the report said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool, File)

Who they were: Victims of the deadliest California wildfire

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FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. A grand jury investigation into the 2018 wildfire that killed 85 people in Northern California, wiping out a town, found that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric repeatedly ignored warnings about its failing power lines in the area, performed inadequate inspections and ignored pleas from employees about deteriorating equipment. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Profits over safety: Utility blamed in fire that killed 85

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Christina Taft, the daughter of Camp Fire victim Victoria Taft, displays a collage of photos of her mother, at the burned out ruins of the Paradise, Calif., home where she died in 2018. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric officials are to be expected to appear in court Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to plead guilty for the deadly wildfire that nearly wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise in 2018. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, people walk past a Pacific Gas and Electric sign at a PG&amp;E location in San Francisco. California's chief utility regulators and a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric executive testified Thursday, June 4, 2020, that the utility is behind on installing devices meant to ease the severity of power shut-offs during potential wildfires and hasn't yet hired and trained emergency response specialists in each county. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

PG&E behind on promises to ease effect of power shut-offs

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, shows homes leveled by the Camp Fire line at the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's proposal to pay $25.5 billion for a series of deadly Northern California wildfires ignited by its equipment faces a last-ditch effort to persuade a judge to reject the plan to get the nation's largest utility out of bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

PG&E critics urge judge to reject utility’s bankruptcy plan

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

3 killed when helicopter hits power line in California

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric truck leaves the company's Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. PG&amp;E's chief financial officer, Jason Wells, is expected to face questions Thursday, May 28 about the company's plan to nearly double its debt to almost $40 billion to finance its payments to wildfire victims, insurers and government agencies in the second day of the company's bankruptcy trial. Meanwhile, the Public Utilities Commission will vote on the bankruptcy plan. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Regulators approve PG&E bankruptcy plan despite safety fears

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2019, file photo shows Pacific Gas &amp; Electric vehicles parked at the PG&amp;E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, 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/Ben Margot, File)

Officials: Email delays key vote on PG&E’s bankruptcy plan

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 &amp; Electric says its plan for getting out of bankruptcy has won overwhelming support from the victims of deadly Northern California wildfires ignited by the utility's fraying electrical grid. The victims backed PG&amp;E's blueprint despite concerns that they will be shortchanged by a $13.5 billion fund that's supposed to cover their losses. The preliminary results of a vote announced Monday, May 18, 2020, keep PG&amp;E on track for meeting a June 30 deadline to get out of bankruptcy so it can qualify for coverage from a California wildfire insurance fund that was created to help protect the utility from getting into financial trouble again. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

PG&E’s bankruptcy plan wins support from wildfire victims

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2018, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric lineman works to repair a power line in fire-ravaged Paradise, Calif. California regulators will consider suspending a $200 million fine against Pacific Gas &amp; Electric for neglecting electrical equipment that killed more than 100 people. If PG&amp;E is granted the waiver to help it emerge from bankruptcy, it will deprive California of desperately needed money as a pandemic-driven recession depletes state revenue from sales and income taxes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Regulators waive $200M fine on PG&E for causing deadly fires

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric truck is parked in San Francisco. California regulators are being advised to approve PG&amp;E's plan for getting out of bankruptcy with new controls designed to prevent a recurrence of the utility's past bad behavior that has resulted in deadly wildfires, infuriating blackouts and high electricity rates. If approved, a proposed decision issued Monday, April 20, 2020, by Administrative Law Judge Peter Allen will enable PG&amp;E to clear another key hurdle in its frantic race to end one of the most complex bankruptcy cases in U.S. history by June 30. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

PG&E’s bankruptcy plan strides toward approval in California

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric worker walks in front of a truck in San Francisco. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's complex plan for emerging from bankruptcy may face a make or break moment during a court hearing Tuesday, April 7, 2020, that will re-examine the merits of a $13.5 billion settlement with the victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by the utility. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Judge OKs PG&E plan to pay $19M in fees from victims fund

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric worker walks in front of a truck in San Francisco. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's complex plan for emerging from bankruptcy may face a make or break moment during a court hearing Tuesday, April 7, 2020, that will re-examine the merits of a $13.5 billion settlement with the victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by the utility. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Judge refuses to approve fire victims letter attacking PG&E

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press