Berkshire Hathaway Energy's PacifiCorp unit has been ordered to pay $62 million to a group of property owners for the 2020 Oregon wildfires that the utility failed to prevent. A jury in Portland, Oregon, determined that PacifiCorp should pay $85 million to nine survivors of the Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon. The verdict is the latest development against PacifiCorp over its responsibility for the fires. Additionally, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., in which the utility will pay $45 million in penalties for the massive Dixie Fire that burned in Northern California in 2021.
The state Public Utilities Commission has signed off on a $45 million penalty against PG&E related to the 2021 Dixie Fire, the largest single fire in California history. https://t.co/vOLARS0KJR
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in which the utility will pay $45 million in penalties for the massive Dixie Fire that burned in Northern California in 2021. https://t.co/MU0JDwzWKV
No, @kcranews, the PG&E consumer will pay. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will pay $45 million as part of a settlement for the damage done by California's second-largest wildfire in its history https://t.co/iYU8UOVAN5 https://t.co/iYU8UOVAN5
A jury in Portland, Oregon, awarded $85 million to nine people who had losses from wildfires that burned millions of acres in 2020. It's the latest development against PacifiCorp, which was found liable for damages for not cutting power despite warnings. https://t.co/W9PWgP7KKN
The verdict is the latest development against the electric utility company PacifiCorp over its responsibility for the fires. https://t.co/oeR2mOb4TX
An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020. https://t.co/XoiCOClZOf
A jury in Portland, Oregon, determined Tuesday that PacifiCorp, an electric utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, should pay $85 million to nine survivors of the Labor Day 2020 wildfires that swept the state. https://t.co/36fAXncRVm
Berkshire's PacifiCorp ordered to pay at least $62 million to homeowners for 2020 Oregon wildfire damage https://t.co/wfaJbpRtP4 https://t.co/JJTnkJdIsn
Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s PacifiCorp unit owes $62 million to a group of property owners who claimed they were traumatized by the 2020 wildfires in Oregon that the utility failed to prevent, a jury concluded. https://t.co/5RHSwVIXcS