March 07, 2019
U.S. District Judge William Alsup is proposing barring Pacific Gas and Electric Co. from paying shareholder dividends until it is in compliance with state laws on clearing trees away from its power lines, saying the money would be better spent on fire prevention.
February 27, 2019
A California federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday warned PG&E attorneys for the second time this month not to include proposed orders that go beyond what's argued in their motions, saying such filings make him ask, "Why did I bother reading the motion in the first place?"
February 25, 2019
Holders of power purchase agreements with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. say a bankruptcy court can't shut the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission out of the utility's decisions to ditch such contracts in Chapter 11, calling it an unprecedented move that usurps federal circuit courts' authority to review FERC decisions.
February 20, 2019
A renewable energy provider has asked a California bankruptcy court for permission to terminate its contracts with Pacific Gas and Electric Co., saying its agreements to provide the utility with future power is a commodity contract exempt from the bankruptcy stay.
February 19, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ripped Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s efforts to block it from having a say over whether the utility can ditch power purchase agreements in Chapter 11, arguing that such a move would upend FERC's longstanding obligation to regulate wholesale electricity contracts.
February 13, 2019
A California bankruptcy judge on Wednesday reprimanded Pacific Gas and Electric Co. during a hearing on its request to pay wages and benefits to 24,000 employees, saying it needs to do a better job filing motions in a timely fashion and supporting its requests.
February 12, 2019
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Monday said companies it has inked power purchase agreements with have no grounds to intervene in the utility's bid to block the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from having a say over wholesale PPAs that PG&E seeks to ditch in Chapter 11.