The proposals come just days after SoCalGas announced that it will record an after-tax charge of $1.1 billion after reaching settlement agreements to resolve lawsuits brought against the utility due to a leak at the Aliso Canyon facility in 2015. However, those settlements have been criticized by plaintiffs and residents of the area, who are continuing to push for the state to permanently shut down the storage field.
After the leak at Aliso Canyon, the CPUC was given the authority to establish a specific range of working gas at the facility. Last November, the commission issued a decision that maintained the maximum storage level at 34 Bcf.
