After another year of intense wildfires across California, PG&E could be forced to make some big changes.

PG&E is ending 2018 under both legal and regulatory scrutiny with the investigation for its possible involvement in recent deadly wildfires.

Federal prosecutors are warning the utility may have violated its probation from the 2010 San Bruno pipeline blast.

That filing comes just days after the State Attorney General told a Federal Judge PG&E could be prosecuted for murder and other criminal charges for wildfires.

In the last two years if investigators find the utility recklessly operated its equipment.

In a statement, PG&E said in part: 

“… We are focused on assessing our infrastructure with the goal of further enhancing safety and helping protect all of the customers we serve from the ever-increasing threat of wildfires…”

Meanwhile, state regulators say they are in the process of investigating PG&E’s safety culture.

The public utilities commission is also considering several options including breaking up the utility and replacing members of its board and management.

The PUC is taking comments from the public on this until Jan. 30.

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