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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/24/2021 07:00 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/24/2021 07:00 PM
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PG&E Disputes Shasta County Manslaughter & Criminal Charges in 2020 Zogg Fire Deaths
San Francisco, CA...PG&E Corporation shared the following statement from CEO Patti Poppe today regarding criminal charges filed by the Shasta County District Attorney’s office related to the September 2020 Zogg Fire. “We are all devastated by the effects of wildfire here in California. My heart aches. I have seen firsthand how devastating it is and have spoken with many of those most harmed. These communities are the hometowns where my coworkers live and work, too. While I am new to this environment, I hope my heart never becomes hardened to the devastation that catastrophic wildfire can cause.
I came to PG&E to make it right and make it safe, which is a commitment that my 40,000 coworkers and contract partners all share. We’ve already resolved many victim claims arising from the Zogg Fire, along with the claims by the counties of Shasta and Tehama. And we are working hard to resolve the remaining claims.
We’ve accepted CAL FIRE’s determination, reached earlier this year, that a tree contacted our electric line and started the Zogg Fire. We accept that conclusion. But we did not commit a crime.
Today's climate and unprecedented drought have forever changed the relationship between trees and power lines. And please know we’re not sitting idly by. We have established a new standard for our lines and the vegetation near them because it poses such a real risk to our communities.
For example, on the Zogg Fire, the tree that started the fire is one of over 8 million trees within striking distance to our lines. Here are a few other facts.
Between October 2018 and last year’s Zogg Fire:
- Two trained arborists walked this line and independent of one another determined the tree in question could stay.
- We trimmed or removed over 5,000 trees on this very circuit alone.
- This year we will remove 300,000 trees statewide.
This vital safety work is all done by real people who are trying every day to do the right thing. Trained, professional people - my PG&E coworkers and our extended contractor family. Arborists, specifically, are trained professionals and sometimes, just like doctors or architects, they can have professional differences. There will be debates about the facts around the tree that started the Zogg Fire. Professional debate in the service of doing what is right and continuously improving.
This was a tragedy, four people died. And my coworkers are working so hard to prevent fires and the catastrophic losses that come with them. They have dedicated their careers to it, criminalizing their judgment is not right. Failing to prevent this fire is not a crime.
Right now, PG&E is:
- Investing more than $1.4 billion this year alone in vegetation management;
- Removing 300,000 trees and trimming 1 million more;
- We’re working toward burying 10,000 miles of power lines;
- We’re installing remote and micro grids to eliminate the wires altogether; and
- We’re reestablishing and building our system to a new standard of resilience that keeps our communities safe and powered as our climate continues to change around us.
We are seeing signs of progress. For example, even during this year, with extreme drought conditions, we have reduced our ignitions over 50%.
That is our best ever performance since we have been tracking this and yet, we are still dissatisfied. That’s why we are not going to stop there.
We’re putting everything we’ve got into preventing wildfires and reducing the risk. Though it may feel satisfying for the company of PG&E to be charged with a crime, what I know is the company of PG&E is people, 40,000 people who get up every day to make it safe and to end catastrophic wildfire and tragedies like this.
Let’s be clear, my coworkers are not criminals. We welcome our day in court so people can learn just that.”
Poppe’s statement is also available on PG&E Currents and broadcast quality video is available here.
Details about PG&E’s efforts to further reduce the growing wildfire risk, harden its systems, and use new technologies to help keep its communities safe can be found in the company’s 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or the “Utility”), a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pgecorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs, expectations, estimates, future plans and strategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, including but not limited to the criminal charges filed in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and the Utility’s vegetation management and system hardening efforts. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable, and on information currently available to management, but are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. In addition to the risk that these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation and the Utility's joint annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, their most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on PG&E Corporation's website at pgecorp.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. PG&E Corporation and the Utility undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.
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Posted on: 2021-09-25 07:06:31
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They lined there pockets instead of fixing there infrastructure. Pg&e charges 10x per kw than any other state yet we have outages reoccurring from failing equipment and trees falling on the lines. It took hundreds of people dieing and thousands of homes being destroyed for them to do anything.
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Posted on: 2021-09-25 07:25:47
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^This. P.S. Fuc Trump
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Posted on: 2021-09-25 13:42:05
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Top poster needs to learn to spell, or correct spell check on his/her copy.
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Posted on: 2021-09-25 17:41:37
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My water bill in Amador county has been more than my PGE for 2 years and they just approved a 65% rate increase.
My water bill in Jackson will be over $400 month next year.
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Posted on: 2021-09-26 06:16:49
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low class and disgusting post. Cut out the drugs and get a job.
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Posted on: 2021-09-27 10:36:04
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We have lived in this area for 30 years and PG&E comes through 2-4 times every year to inspect and clean around their equipment.
As a property owner, we too do our part to trim and remove trees too close to the lines. We also contact PG&E anytime a tree starts to lean towards the lines. They come out right away and take care of it even in heavy rain/snow.
You choose to live in this area. You need to do your part to keep it safe too. It is not all PG&E's responsibility nor is it all their fault when a tree falls and hits a power line. The property owner is at fault too.
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