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No doubt California tax payers and PG&E customers will get hooked for this. More in depth link in next post at USNews.com
1 posted on 11/18/2018 7:14:13 AM PST by rktman
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More in depth piece of article here at USnews.com:

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-11-16/pg-e-faces-historic-financial-liability-from-california-wildfire


2 posted on 11/18/2018 7:14:55 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Yep.

Lektrik and gas through the roof ...


3 posted on 11/18/2018 7:19:23 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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California is a beautiful, resource-rich state utterly ruined by lousy government. What a shame.


4 posted on 11/18/2018 7:22:40 AM PST by Blennos
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PG&ETAXPAYERS Face Historic Financial Liability From California Wildfire.

Jerry Brown signed Democrat Sponsored Legislation to not only allow but Guarantee that Power Companies FORCE Ratepayers to PAY for ALL DAMAGES through Higher Rates.
5 posted on 11/18/2018 7:24:57 AM PST by eyeamok
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People wanted power in the forests. They got it.


6 posted on 11/18/2018 7:28:08 AM PST by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!.)
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PG&E needs to refer it to the great State of California, which has prevented the company from clearing. The state has done the same with the phone company. People in these remote places want services, which is fine, but the forest policies no longer let the companies clear or even let the residents make fire breaks.


7 posted on 11/18/2018 7:28:29 AM PST by livius
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Absolutely.

And if those taxpayers are tapped out, I’m sure the wet-noodle Congress won’t hesitate to pick the pockets of the taxpayers in the other 49 states!


8 posted on 11/18/2018 7:28:45 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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Too big to fail....


9 posted on 11/18/2018 7:30:47 AM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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So what happens when the Peoples’ Republic takes over PG&E?


11 posted on 11/18/2018 7:33:33 AM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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When people find out the role smart meters played in this holocaust the manufacturers will be toast.


12 posted on 11/18/2018 7:34:35 AM PST by sevlex
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If one thinks this through; one will see it was a tragic comedy of incompetence to allow the forest growth and density due to poor management. This includes a lack of fire ring barrier around the city limits and the density of trees inside the city limits.

Maybe the spark came from a transformer but the continued burning all the way through the town was caused by many people; including the Sierra Club who worship the tree bark like the knot heads they are. Will they also be sued? What about the politicians who made this possible by passing bonehead legislation? Will they be sued into bankruptcy?


13 posted on 11/18/2018 7:38:03 AM PST by Boomer (The only good leftists are those who have 'left us' for another country)
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their NET last year was $1.66B... it should come completely out of their profits till it's paid and not one penny from customers rate increases
15 posted on 11/18/2018 7:41:47 AM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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PG&E’s ratepayers better hold onto their wallets.


16 posted on 11/18/2018 7:43:08 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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Let me guess what we will likely find out.

Environmentalists denied PG&E the ability to make their power lines safer by clearing trees around them for example.

I haven’t heard this yet, but expect this scenario could be true.


18 posted on 11/18/2018 7:48:17 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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What territory does PG&E cover? I remember we had it in Sacramento but a different provider when we moved to Southern CA. Just curious.


20 posted on 11/18/2018 7:54:29 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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The California taxpayers will be required to bail out their public utility.

That’s just the way it is.


25 posted on 11/18/2018 8:04:53 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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There are literally millions of miles of overhead linesin California & elsewhere.

Those lines cannot be all put underground-—especially in earthquake areas.

The winds are not the fault of P G & E. Trees falling or breaking branches are NOT the fault of PG & E

IF you were in charge at PG & E, what would YOU do?

The power companies are already shutting down entire areas to active power when the winds are too high. For as many as 2 days at a time...to lessen their exposure to more lawsuits.


29 posted on 11/18/2018 8:27:18 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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PG&E should sue the state and Sierra club for the equivalent of corporate manslaughter.


32 posted on 11/18/2018 9:16:04 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (No provisional ballots allowed; ever notice there have never been Republican ballots found?)
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I find it curious that Paradise is
just north of Oroville lake, which
had it’s dam nearly wiped out in 2017.
It is a hydroelectric generation
facility.


33 posted on 11/18/2018 9:50:57 AM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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I can hardly wait to see how JK Simmons spins this one on the next State Farm commercial


35 posted on 11/18/2018 1:37:16 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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