$166 million in fines recommended for PG&E over outages

California regulators are being asked to fine PG&E $166 million dollars for not properly notifying customers before cutting power to millions of people last year.

ASKED TO FINE P-G-AND-E166-MILLION DOLLARS FOR NOTPROPERLY NOTIFYINGCUSTOMERS BEFORE CUTTING POWERTO MILLIONS OFPEOPLE LAST YEAR.THE PUBLIC ADVOCATES OFFICERECOMMENDEDTHE FINE ON FRIDAY.THEY SAY..

P-G-AND-E RISKEDLIVES AND SAFETY BY NOTCOMMUNITICATING WITH CUSTOMERS--HOSPITALS ORFIRE DEPARTMENTS BEFORE BLACKOUTS IN OCTOBEROF LAST YEAR.DOZENS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIACOUNTIES HADPOWER LINES DE-ENERGIZED TOAVOID THE RISK OF DOWNEDEQUIPMENT..IN AN EFFORT TOPREVENT WILDFIRES LASTYEAR.NOW TO THE FIRES BURNING IN