article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday said CNN)The
article_snippet.sent: California Public Utilities Commission is ordering Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay a record $1.6 billion penalty for unsafe operation of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. gas transmission system, including the pipeline rupture that killed eight people in San Bruno in September 2010.
article_snippet.sent: Most of The penalty amounts to forced spending on improving pipeline safety.
article_snippet.sent: Of the $1.6 billion, $850 million will go to "gas transmission pipeline safety infrastructure improvements," Utility commission to force Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to make infrastructure improvements .
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article_snippet.sent: Another $50 million will go toward "other remedies to enhance pipeline safety," according to Utility commission to force Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to make infrastructure improvements .
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article_snippet.sent: The company's chief executive officer said in a written statement that PG&E is working to become the safest energy company in the United States.
article_snippet.sent: Since the 2010 explosion of our natural gas transmission pipeline in San Bruno, our have worked hard to do the right thing for the victims, the victims families and the community of San Bruno," Tony Earley said.
article_snippet.sent: On September 9, 2010, a section of PG&E pipeline exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others.
article_snippet.sent: PG&E said PG&E has paid more than $500 million in claims to the victims and victims' families in San Bruno, which is just south of San Francisco.
article_snippet.sent: PG&E also said PG&E has already replaced more than 800 miles of pipe, installed new gas leak technology and implemented nine of 12 recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board.
article_snippet.sent: According to PG&E website, PG&E has 5.4 million electric customers and 4.3 million natural gas customers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Utility commission to force Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to make infrastructure improvements .
  