>Let's just turn this into a completely publicly owned utility, That's a bad idea if you want accountability in the event of a disaster because then the taxpay

>Let's just turn this into a completely publicly owned utility, That's a bad idea if you want accountability in the event of a disaster because then the taxpayers are still ultimately on the hook. Making it a government organization all but guarantees government bailout in the event of a disaster. Better to just make PG&E pay (if it does turn out to be their fault) and then roll with whatever happens.