Californian Utility Company Ordered to Pay $1-Billion to Cover Wildfire Damages Caused by their Downed Power Lines Pacific Gas & Electric Corp (PG&E) has agreed to pay $1bn to local California authorities to cover damages from a series of deadly wildfires caused by its downed power lines.ย The settlements announced on Tuesday do not include hundreds of individual claims made by businesses and homeowners, which could amount to more than $30-billion. Related: Almost 240 Wildfires Have Started in […] Fire Firebrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments