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Company: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E)
Current Parent Company: PG&E Corp.
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Penalty: $38,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: December 1, 2011
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Secondary Offense: pipeline safety violation
Violation Description: This decision fines PG&E $38,000,000 related to the natural gas explosion and fire that occurred on December 24, 2008 in Rancho Cordova, California, which resulted in one fatality, other injuries and property damage.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Public Utilities Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 11/12/2021
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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