PG&E's Looming Historic Bankruptcy

<p>We are about to witness one of the most contentious and consequential bankruptcies in the history of energy.</p><p>PG&amp;E, California’s biggest utility, is reeling from wildfire costs — and it is now headed to the courts, where it will likely be dismantled.</p><p>Will it crush California’s goals to clean up the electric grid? Or will lawmakers step in with a political fix? The stakes couldn’t be higher. We’re going to tackle the big questions raised by PG&amp;E’s spiral.</p><p>Then, why are hundreds of liberal green groups shutting down every technology except wind and solar as part of the Green New Deal? We’ll discuss a letter has raised a lot of criticism — and risks fighting among allies even before a real plan is considered.</p><p>Finally, we’ll have a rundown of a terrifying Wall Street Journal story about how the Russians infiltrated dozens of utilities, allowing them to hide out inside the computer systems controlling the grid.</p><p>Don't forget to rate and review us on&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-gang/id663379413?mt=2" target="_blank">Apple podcasts</a>. We're giving away a free subscription to GTM Squared to the person who writes the most interesting review before the end of January.</p><p>Read along with us:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/pge-questions-coming-bankruptcy#gs.3FqnRc93" target="_blank">GTM</a>:&nbsp;The Big Questions Raised by PG&amp;E’s Coming Bankruptcy</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pge-bankruptcy-climate-change-20190115-story.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>:&nbsp;PG&amp;E’s Bankruptcy Could Slow California’s Fight Against Climate Change</li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/425052-modern-energy-infrastructure-could-mitigate-californias-wildfire" target="_blank">Jigar's&nbsp;op-ed&nbsp;in The Hill</a>: Modern Energy Infrastructure Could Mitigate California’s Wildfire Crisis</li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/1/15/18