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PG&E Got $29 Million In ‘Corrupt Deal’ With State, Group Says

by Jaxon Van Derbeken, San Francisco Chronicle

CPUC headquarters

A ratepayer group demanded Wednesday that the California Public Utilities Commission undo a $29 million profit boost for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. that the commission approved after its president reportedly solicited the utility’s help in defeating a state ballot measure. “We have got compelling evidence of a corrupt deal between PG&E and President Michael Peevey,” said Tom Long, attorney for The Utility Reform Network. Read More ›