Regarding “Legislation to let PG&E pass on cost of fire” from the Aug. 25 edition of the Daily Journal, Pacific Gas and Electric should be held responsible for its mistakes and failures. PG&E is not a nonprofit organization. They have shareholders and pay dividends. When they do well, the shareholders profit, so when they have to pay for their mistakes the shareholders don’t get paid. That’s business. Anyone who is not a shareholder would be crazy to support or vote for any legislator who agrees with this ridiculous idea. As for utilities going bankrupt, so what? Other companies have filed for bankruptcy and reorganized. Maybe PG&E could stand a reorganization. Maybe they would not have the million plus dollars to donate to our legislators.
About a year and a half ago, I spent a lot of money for solar panels to get PG&E off my back and out of my wallet. Now they want to surcharge me for their mistakes. They only have to pay if the courts find them guilty, like in the San Bruno gas explosion. What’s fair is fair. Do not support and speak out against anyone who thinks this would be a fair practice.
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