PG&E to Pay $43.4M in 3 California Counties Burned by Fraying Grid
Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left behind from wildfires ignited during the past two years by the beleaguered utility’s long-neglected power grid.
The settlements announced Wednesday will cover some of the costs incurred by 10 government agencies during the Kincade Fire that destroyed more than 100 homes in Sonoma County during October 2019 and the Zogg Fire that killed four people in Shasta County last September. Some of the money will also go to Tehama County, where the Zogg Fire also raged.
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Sonoma County and cities in other areas affected by the 2019 Kincade Fire have reached a $31 million settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric over injuries and damages caused by the destructive wildfire. Cal Fire said in July that investigators had determined that PG&E transmission lines northeast of Geyserville were responsible for igniting the Kincade Fire last October that ripped through a wide swath of Sonoma County. Sign up for our.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company will pay $43.36 million in settlements with 10 public entities to resolve civil claims stemming from the 2019 Kincade Fire and last year's Zogg Fire, the utility said.