A Federal Judge concluded that “PG&E has gone on a crime spree and will emerge from probation as a continuing menace to California.” The Judge has overseen the company’s probation since its conviction of crimes connected to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in California. During its probation, PG&E-owned equipment ignited at least 31 wildfires that burned nearly 1.5 million acres and killed 113 people. PG&E’s probation terminated at the end of January. Please see: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/judge-blasts-pge-as-continuing-menace-over-wildfires.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202022-01-21%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:39284%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive.