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Tag Archives: PG&E
PG&E fined nearly $20 million for safety lapses in Contra Costa County
State regulators Thursday upheld a $16.8 million fine against PG&E for failing to inspect East Bay pipelines for gas leaks. The fine, which PG&E had appealed to the Public Utilities Commission, represents the first time that the commission’s Consumer Protection … Continue reading
Posted in Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records
Tagged Energy, Health & Safety, Oil & gas, PG&E, Public Safety, San Bruno
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The consultants report on recordkeeping within PG&E (US)
The testimony of Paul Duller and Alison North wrt to the San Bruno Gas disaster is now available on the California Public Utilities Commission website. Read the full report. Records Management within the Gas Transmission Division of Pacific Gas and Electric … Continue reading
PG&E declared 2 lines safe despite missing records (US)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. declared two high-pressure gas transmission pipes safe last year despite paper-trail gaps that left the utility ignorant of whether portions of the lines were running above legally allowed pressure levels, a Chronicle investigation shows. One … Continue reading
Law puts pipeline records off-limits
Californians concerned about dangerous pipelines running underneath their neighborhoods are barred from obtaining government records about them by a 60-year-old state law backed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and other utilities, a Chronicle investigation shows….The commission’s confidentiality powers have … Continue reading
Posted in Catastrophes, Lack of transparency
Tagged Energy, PG&E, Public Safety, Regulated industry
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At probe’s end, San Bruno pipe’s origin is unknown (US)
ASHBURN, VA. — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has been unable to provide federal investigators with records showing where it got the pipe that exploded in San Bruno, officials said Monday – a failure that has major implications for the … Continue reading
NTSB says source of flawed San Bruno pipe still a mystery (US)
A yearlong federal probe into the San Bruno natural gas disaster hasn’t determined where the ruptured pipe segment came from or who is responsible for its numerous welding defects, a critical problem that means PG&E and state regulators can’t say … Continue reading
Posted in Catastrophes, Inadequate Systems, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
Tagged PG&E, Public Safety, San Bruno
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Ex-PG&E manager says key records possibly trashed (US)
A former Pacific Gas and Electric Co. record-keeping manager told federal investigators that a top PG&E official recently acknowledged to him that the utility had likely tossed some of its missing pipeline records, according to a transcript of his interview … Continue reading
PG&E faces new probe (US)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. faces the start on Monday of another state probe into its record-keeping, one which could be far more serious as regulators examine whether the utility’s record-keeping practices contributed to the deadly pipeline blast in San … Continue reading
Posted in Catastrophes, Inadequate Systems, Operational Failures
Tagged Energy, PG&E, Public Safety, San Bruno
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PG&E agrees to $3 million fine over safety records (US)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed Thursday to pay an unusual gas-safety-related fine of $3 million for what state regulators called “willful non-compliance” with orders to provide key documents about transmission pipelines.
Posted in Catastrophes, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records
Tagged Energy, PG&E, Public Safety, Regulated industry, San Bruno
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