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PG&E Faces Billions in Grid Work Amid Bankruptcy Crisis

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Major electric grid work is ahead in PG&E’s territory, whether or not the California electric and gas utility files for bankruptcy.

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PG&E Faces Jury Trial for Fire as Bankruptcy Continues

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A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a jury should determine whether Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is responsible for the Tubbs fire of 2017, one of California’s worst wildfires, which could account for as much as two-thirds of the wildfire claims for 2017 and 2018.

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PG&E Offers Plan to Exit Bankruptcy

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billion plan to buy utility’s electric grid serving the city San Francisco floats $2.5-billion

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In Bankruptcy, Utility PG&E Faces Big Spend to Cut Fire Risks

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California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and seven smaller peers filed Feb. 6 to the state Public Utilities Commission their mandated 2019 plans for boosted infrastructure, technology and operations upgrades to respond to and prevent wildfires that have already devastated big parts of their service areas.

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$6B Cost Estimate Increase Imperils U.S. Nuclear Projects

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Westinghouse Electric Co.’s nuclear projects forced the firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 29. ’s recent realization of more than $6 billion in additional costs related to completing construction of two U.S.

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Truland Group Units File For Bankruptcy Protection

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The country''s 10th largest electrical contractor shuts down, files for protection from creditors and strands projects and workers. Business Management'

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San Francisco Eyes PG&E Grid as Utility Preps for Fire Season

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San Francisco on June 4 hired a financial advisor as it considers buying distribution assets from the beleaguered utility Pacific Gas & Electric, which filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection in January as it faced more than $30 billion in liabilities stemming from 2017 and 2018 wildfires that burned many thousands of acres and destroyed thousands (..)