Public utility
The nation’s 10 largest utilities spent about $1 billion on charitable giving from 2013 to 2017, a move critics say is meant to shape policy decisions.
The utility company, which started the 2018 Camp Fire, recently agreed to the fine and to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
State Sen. Scott Wiener wants to make the electric utility publicly owned after its equipment caused deadly wildfires and created massive blackouts.
The utility company shut off power to over 2 million people over the weekend as part of its fire prevention efforts.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
As many as 209,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers may lose power in an effort to prevent wildfires.