PG&E Advertises Defunct Medical Baseline Programs and Changes Accounts Without Authorization
PG&E continues advertising ADA and medical baseline support programs that have not existed for over a decade, wasting time for power-dependent patients who apply. The utility also switched a customer's gas service without authorization while they were out of state.
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