Environmental & Energy
Nov. 4, 2020
PG&E acknowledges ‘process breakdown’ in checking high-risk fire areas
A report filed Tuesday was made in response to a demand for an explanation by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who oversees the utility’s criminal probation stemming from the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion, over findings that PG&E prioritized reaching inspection targets instead of meaningfully trying to mitigate wildfire risk.
Operational delays caused Pacific Gas & Electric's failure to perform inspections on transmission towers in the highest fire-threat areas, the utility told a federal judge Tuesday in a court filing.
"This was a process breakdown," PG&E attorney Reid Schar wrote. "That decision did not align with PG&E's intent to prioritize work in a risk-informed manner, and PG&E is examining the episode to learn from it."
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