State regulators want to investigate California's largest utility to determine whether culture and management contribute to safety problems, including the 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in the Bay Area city of San Bruno that killed eight people.
The California Public Utilities Commission said Monday that the agency is proposing a review of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s accountability structure, policies, practices and governance to see whether PG&E puts enough emphasis on safe operations. The PUC said it intends to make safety a key part of its decision-making, even after the commission already sent a strong message to the utility with a record $1.