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Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apartunraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG&E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went uncheckeduntil a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Beginning with PG&Es public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&Es shareholder base, from innovators who built some of Californias first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas.
California Burning is a deeply reported, character-driven narrative, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. Its an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nationespecially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable, with potentially fatal consequences.
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Copyright 2022 by Katherine Blunt
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Names: Blunt, Katherine, author.
Title: California burning : the fall of Pacific Gas and Electricand what it means for Americas power grid / Katherine Blunt.
Description: [New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022001979 (print) | LCCN 2022001980 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593330654 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593330661 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. | WildfiresCalifornia. | Electric power distributionUnited States.
Classification: LCC HD9685.U7 P256 2022 (print) | LCC HD9685.U7 (ebook) | DDC 333.793/20973dc23/eng/20220119
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001979
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001980
Cover design: Jennifer Heuer
Cover image: Oli Scarff / Staff / Getty Images Europe
Book design by Chris Welch, adapted for ebook by Cora Wigen
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For Russell and Becky,
whose generosity wont be forgotten
Brian Cherry: Vice president of regulatory relations, 20002014
Peter Darbee: CEO, 20052011; CFO, 19992004
Anthony F. Earley Jr.: CEO, 20112017
Bob Glynn: CEO, 19972004; various other positions
Bill Johnson: CEO, 20192020
Bill Manegold: Engineer, 19792014
Dan Richard: Senior vice president for public policy and government relations, 19972006
Nick Stavropoulos: Executive vice president of gas operations, 20112017; president and chief operating officer, 20172018
Geisha Williams: CEO, 20172019; executive vice president of electric operations, 20112017; senior vice president, energy delivery, 20072011
Marybel Batjer: President of the California Public Utilities Commission, 20192021
London Breed: Mayor of San Francisco since 2018
Jerry Brown: Governor, 19751983 and 20112019
Paul Clanon: CPUC executive director, 20072014
Gray Davis: Governor, 19992003
Mike Florio: CPUC commissioner, 20112017
Sam Liccardo: Mayor of San Jose since 2015
Gavin Newsom: Governor since 2019
Steve Peace: Legislator, 19822002
Michael Peevey: CPUC president, 20022014
Michael Picker: CPUC president, 20142019
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Governor, 20032011
Leading prosecution of PG&E on federal pipeline safety violations after the San Bruno explosion:
Hallie Hoffman: Criminal division chief for the Northern District of California
Jeff Schenk: Assistant US attorney for the Northern District of California
Hartley West: Former assistant US attorney for the Northern District of California
Leading prosecution of PG&E for its role in the Camp Fire:
Mike Ramsey: Butte County district attorney
Marc Noel: Butte County supervising deputy district attorney
Steven Bauer: Corporate defense attorney who represented PG&E during the San Bruno trial
Kevin J. Orsini: Corporate litigation attorney who represented PG&E during its criminal probation following the San Bruno trial, as well as its second Chapter 11 proceeding
Mikal Watts: Personal injury lawyer who represented the largest number of wildfire victims during PG&Es second bankruptcy proceeding; led negotiations of the victims settlement
Will Abrams: Vocal advocate for wildfire victims; lost his home during the Tubbs Fire
Kirk Trostle: Member of the Tort Claimants Committee during PG&Es second bankruptcy; lost his home during the Camp Fire
James Black, 18911965: Great Western executive who led the companys merger with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and ascended to become PG&Es CEO
Eugene de Sabla Jr., 18651956: Established Pacific Gas and Electric Company following the 1905 merger of California Gas and Electric Corporation and San Francisco Gas & Electric Company
Guy Earl, 18611935: Attorney who helped build Great Western Power Company, rising to become its president
John Eshleman, 18761916: President of the California Railroad Commission; helped draft the Public Utilities Act of 1912, establishing regulatory oversight of California electricity providers
Julius Howells, 18591927: Hydroelectric pioneer who first envisioned a reservoir at Big Meadows and set in motion the effort to build Great Westerns generation and transmission system
John Martin, 18591928: Established Pacific Gas and Electric Company following the 1905 merger of California Gas and Electric Corporation and San Francisco Gas & Electric Company
James D. Schuyler, 18481912: Hydroelectric expert who advised Howells on designing Great Westerns power generation and transmission system
William Alsup: US district judge who inherited oversight of PG&Es criminal probation following its conviction on federal pipeline safety violations
Thelton Henderson: Former US district judge who sentenced PG&E to a five-year probation following its conviction on federal pipeline safety violations
Dennis Montali: US bankruptcy judge who oversaw both of PG&Es Chapter 11 reorganizations
Abrams Capital Management, Knighthead Capital Management, and Redwood Capital Management: Three hedge funds that together acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in PG&E during its second bankruptcy and pushed a restructuring plan that preserved the value of their equity
Elliott Management: Hedge fund that invested in PG&Es bonds during its second bankruptcy and competed with the companys shareholders to push an alternative plan of reorganization.
Centerbridge Partners: Investment firm that acquired equity in PG&E during its second bankruptcy as well as part of a line of credit Mikal Watts used to fund his wildfire litigation
Apollo Global Management: Private equity giant that invested in PG&Es bonds during its second bankruptcy, as well as part of a line of credit Mikal Watts used to fund his wildfire litigation
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