Deborah Tavares of StopTheCrime.net is on record as claiming that PG&E is affiliated with Rothschild interests, so it would be interesting to see whether the utility firm will seek bankruptcy protection or not.

Your utility bill could reflect fire costs under new California law"
BY ALEXEI KOSEFF
Sacramento Bee
September 21, 2018

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Culminating months of debate over how to respond to massive wildfires that swept California last fall, destroying thousands of homes, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed legislation that will make it easier for utility companies to pass on their liability costs to customers and bolster the state’s forest management efforts.

“Wildfires in California aren’t going away, and we have to do everything possible to prevent them. This bill is complex and requires investment – but it’s absolutely necessary,” Brown said in a signing message for Senate Bill 901.

The measure emerged from concerns that PG&E, whose equipment has been found responsible for causing at least a dozen fires in wine country last year, could be forced into bankruptcy by its legal responsibility for the property damage. The company faces up to $15 billion in liability, according to estimates from stock analysts.