Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said that it is impossible for any utility to fully comply with state wildfire prevention laws, in court filings on Friday.
Last week federal Judge William Alsup asked the embattled utility whether it is in full compliance with state laws. Alsup also asked PG&E to respond to attorneys representing wildfire victims, who argued that the utility accepted wildfire risks as part of the cost of doing business. The judge is overseeing PG&E’s probation for its 2016 criminal conviction for violating federal pipeline safety laws in connection with the 2010 San Bruno gas explosion in which eight people were killed.