A January fire at the Ray Natural Gas Compressor Station prompted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to order a review of the supply, engineering and deliverability of natural gas, electricity and propane systems.
Splitting the bankrupt utility's natural gas and electricity businesses could bring safety improvements, PG&E officials said, but could also increase costs by duplicating services.
The utility also signed a seven-year contract for natural gas peaking capacity, which it hopes will be replaced by renewables and storage in the mid 2020s.
Only 2% of transmission infrastructure projects went through a competitive process, resulting in higher costs than estimated, according to the Brattle Group.
