PG&E's criminal probation to end amid ongoing safety worries

by MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer

Mon, January 24th 2022, 8:32 PM UTC

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric crews work on restoring power lines in a fire ravaged neighborhood in an aerial view in the aftermath of a wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted. Over the five years, the utility became an even more destructive force. More than 100 people have died and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in wildfires sparked by its equipment in that time. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, file image taken from video provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, spot fires burn near power lines as heavy smoke fills the air from a wildfire in Santa Barbara, Calif. The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted. Over the five years, the utility became an even more destructive force. More than 100 people have died and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in wildfires sparked by its equipment in that time. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles are parked at the PG&E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted. Over the five years, the utility became an even more destructive force. More than 100 people have died and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in wildfires sparked by its equipment in that time. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric crews work on restoring power lines in a fire ravaged neighborhood in an aerial view in the aftermath of a wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted. Over the five years, the utility became an even more destructive force. More than 100 people have died and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in wildfires sparked by its equipment in that time. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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