SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – California utility regulators asked Pacific Gas & Electric Co to provide a elect of potential weak spots in the company’s natural gas netting, a week after a gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb killed four family.
In a letter to PG&E on Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission’s executive director asked the utility to provide a list of its highest part 100 high-priority projects to upgrade or replace portions of the pipeline towards reasons of public safety.
CPUC spokeswoman Terrie Prosper said that PG&E, whose father company is PG&E Corp , had referred to such a ~el in a filing, but has not submitted the actual document.
The trust asked PG&E for the status of all proposed projects up~ the list, a map showing the location of each pipeline portion on the list and details of the criteria used to conclude which projects are classified as high priority.
The CPUC has appointed ~y independent panel of experts to help its investigation of the clap on Sept. 9 in San Bruno that destroyed 37 homes and injured greater quantity than 50 people. The blast was caused by a ruptured portion of its natural gas pipeline that was installed around 1956.
The literal meaning to PG&E also asks for a list of locations forward the gas transmission system in which manual valves could be replaced ~ dint of. remotely operated or automatic valves, and an estimate of the cost of such replacement valves.
PG&E has a network that includes 42,141 miles (67,815 km) of artless gas distribution pipeline and 6,438 miles (10,360 km) of transmittance, or high pressure, pipeline, serving 4.3 million customers.
(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic) Keywords: PG&E/
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