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Other Title: PG&E accused of delaying crucial repair work Even though state officials awarded PG&E nearly $5 million in ratepayer money in 2007 to replace a South San Francisco natural gas line identified as a high safety risk, the utility never did the work and is now seeking another $5 million to make the repairs, a consumer group charged Wednesday. ... The allegations from the consumer group The Utility Reform Network center on a section of pipe north of the gas line that exploded in San Bruno. That South San Francisco section is on a list of 100 portions of pipe that PG&E has declared a high risk. TURN added that the California Public Utilities Commission granted the company almost $5 million from ratepayers three years ago, assuming PG&E would replace the pipe in 2009. But TURN said that work wasn't done and that PG&E has recently submitted a list of construction projects it wants the state agency to pay for, which includes a request for another $5 million to replace the same section of South San Francisco pipe. ... TURN, which accused PG&E of deferring maintenance on a wide variety of its equipment in recent years, said failing to fix the South San Francisco pipe with the $5 million was particularly troubling because last year the utility spent nearly $5 million on bonuses for six of its top executives. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest OF course. The first time P&GE came out after I called 'em. And I can smell gas real good. 8D And then told me to go inside if the smell get too bad? I'd have gone inside alright. To get my blow torch and lighter. And I'd ask the P&Ge crew if they wouldn't mind me lighting it and throwing it into that sewer drain. See what happened. 8D
#2. To: All (#0) ...PG&E has recently submitted a list of construction projects it wants the state agency to pay for, which includes a request for another $5 million to replace the same section of South San Francisco pipe. Not only has PG&E sought money twice for the same work, but under existing rules can seek another rate increase to pay for damages rather than reduce dividends. State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said he'll introduce legislation that would protect ratepayers from being held financially responsible for fires or other events that destroy homes, personal property or a public utility's infrastructure when the utility's own negligence causes the catastrophe. Under its provisions, a utility couldn't seek a rate increase to cover uninsured damages caused by its maintenance lapses.
#3. To: lucysmom (#0) ..said failing to fix the South San Francisco pipe with the $5 million was particularly troubling because last year the utility spent nearly $5 million on bonuses for six of its top executives. Cripes!
#4. To: lucysmom (#0) (Edited) Even though state officials awarded PG&E nearly $5 million in ratepayer money in 2007 to replace a South San Francisco natural gas line identified as a high safety risk, the utility never did the work and is now seeking another $5 million to make the repairs, a consumer group charged Wednesday. I envy the few areas left in the state that don't have to deal with this gigantic over blown syphoner of citizen money to sleazy politicians. God... they own half the rivers in California and have damming rights to the rest. Ever see any of the branches of the Feathers, Yuba and Americans with the HE dams every ten miles? I'm considering going off grid with one of my places.
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