X Prize Developing Wildfire-Fighting Contest May 14, 2019 The X Prize Foundation is developing a contest for technology that can detect and extinguish wildfires before they grow too...
California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
$10B Fund for California Fire Costs May Dry Up by 2030 May 10, 2019 California has for months been weighing the idea of a fund that utilities could dip into when facing crippling costs...
Insurance Department: Claims from Deadly California Wildfires Top $12B May 9, 2019 By Kathleen Ronayne Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history....
Judge Tells PG&E’s Board to Tour Wildfire-Ravaged California Town May 8, 2019 A federal judge has ordered board members of Pacific Gas & Electric to tour the Northern California town of Paradise,...
Insured Losses from November 2018 California Wildfires Top $12B May 8, 2019 Insured losses from the most destructive wildfire month in California’s history climbed $614 million in the first three months of...
PG&E in California 1Q Earnings Beat Wall Street Expectations, Profit of $136M May 3, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric Co.on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $136 million. The San Francisco, Calif.-based company said it had...
Busy Wildfire Season Along West Coast: Forecast May 3, 2019 By Nicholas K. Geranios Most of the country can expect a normal wildfire season but residents along the West Coast of the United States...
PG&E Seeks Court Approval for $105M Fund to Aid California Wildfire Victims May 2, 2019 By Jim Christie PG&E Corp. is seeking court approval for a $105 million fund to help house victims of the wildfires blamed on...
PG&E Still Has No Estimate on Compensating California Wildfire Victims May 1, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s top financial executives said during a bankruptcy meeting Monday they still haven’t determined when the...