LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says May 1, 2025 By Mark Chediak, Alix Steel and Romaine Bostick The probe into the deadly Southern California Eaton fire is likely to take a year or more as authorities examine...
PG&E Needs California’s Help to Calm Investors Post-Fire, CEO Says February 14, 2025 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. wants California to promptly shore up the state’s $21 billion insurance fund for utilities that is at risk...
Edison Probing Retired Power Line as Possible Start of LA Eaton Fire February 7, 2025 By Mark Chediak Edison International’s utility is looking at whether a power line retired in 1971 started the Eaton wildfire as part of...
Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire January 13, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak and Malathi Nayak Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of...
California Winds Drive Severe Fire Danger in Rain-Starved LA January 6, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Mark Chediak Exceptionally powerful, dry winds expected across Southern California this week are set to send wildfire risk skyrocketing in a region...
Strong Northern California Quake Triggered Brief Tsunami Warning December 5, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and Mark Chediak A magnitude-7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California triggered a brief tsunami warning across a swath of the U.S....
Hawaiian Electric Finalizes $2 Billion Maui Fire Settlement November 6, 2024 By Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries formalized a $2 billion agreement to settle damage claims from a wildfire that razed the historic town...
Data Centers Will Have to Make Minimum Power Payments in Ohio November 1, 2024 By Mark Chediak Big data centers in Ohio will have to pay a minimum of 85% of the energy they need to cover...
Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power October 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning...
Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power October 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning...