Dixie

The nation’s largest natural gas and electric utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), agreed to pay around $55 million to settle charges related to the 2019 Kincade and 2021 Dixie wildfires. The settlement announced Monday is with district attorneys (DA) representing six Northern California counties. As a result, no criminal charges are to be…

An investigation by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE) has determined that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is responsible for last July’s Dixie wildfire in Northern California. After “a meticulous and thorough investigation,” CalFIRE determined the Dixie Fire was caused by “a tree contacting electrical distribution lines” owned and operated by PG&E…

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) on Sunday told California regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the ignition of the now raging Dixie Fire in part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Northern California. A PG&E field employee reported a blown fuse on PG&E’s Bucks Creek 1101 12-kV overhead distribution circuit,…

Altra President Dixie Barrett Paden said last winter’s high gas prices, competition from IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), TradeSpark and other electronic trading systems, and skyrocketing credit insurance costs since Enron’s downfall will force the company to shut down its electronic natural gas trading system at the end of this month. Altra informed traders of the decision in a letter last week (see Daily GPI, March 5). Altra also is talking with potential buyers about its successful Chalkboard liquids trading platform.