PG&E protests San Bruno penalties, saying they could harm safety efforts

摘要

While there should be penalties in the San Bruno case, Pacific Gas & Electric said May 24 that proposals to assess the utility $2.25 billion for wrongdoing are excessive and could actually harm efforts to make investments in safety upgrades. In its formal reply to proposed penalties by the California Public Utilities Commission's safety division and others, PG&E said it "deeply regrets the loss of life, injuries" and effects on the San Bruno community caused by the gas transmission pipeline explosion in September 2010. The blast and fire killed eight people, injured 66 and destroyed 38 homes. S