Utility Industry PACs Benefit GOP This Election Cycle
November 2, 2024
Some Support At-Risk Senate Democrats
PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a monopoly utility operating in Northern and Central California. In 2020, PG&E pleaded guilty to 84 separate counts of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of unlawfully starting a fire after it was determined that the Camp Fire was caused by a high-voltage transmission line the company owned and failed to maintain. The fire burned down most of the town of Paradise and resulted in the death of 85 people. PG&E has also been fined for other incidents, including the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion, and the 2008 Rancho Cordova house explosion.