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Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is facing the largest state fine ever given to a natural gas distributor. State regulators announced the $1.25 million fine Thursday, for falsifying safety and maintenance records. The Utilities and Trade Commission (UTC), which oversees the state's natural gas distributors, found 209 violations where a PSE sub-contractor had altered or falsified maintenance records regarding "phantom leaks."