Judge Won’t Approve California Wildfire Victims Letter Attacking PG&E April 9, 2020 By Michael Liedtke A federal judge has refused to put his stamp of approval on a letter to Northern California wildfire victims from...
California FAIR Plan Can Offer Only Fire Insurance, Judge Says February 21, 2020 A fund that offers only fire insurance to California residents in wildfire-prone areas can’t be required to provide coverage for...
California Threatened by More Blackouts With Wind Gusts October 21, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Almost two weeks after 2.3 million people in California suffered through forced blackouts, the state’s utilities are warning they may...
Three PG&E Executives Decide When Californian Residents Go Dark to Stop Fires October 18, 2019 By Lynn Doan Since an unprecedented blackout plunged millions of Californians into darkness last week, residents and state officials have questioned how utility...
Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co...
PG&E Tells Fire Safety Critics Utility is Going Beyond Call of Duty September 18, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. sought to assure a judge it’s making progress on fire prevention, saying it’s exceeding regulatory requirements to clear...
PG&E Reaches $11B Settlement with Insurers Over California Wildfire Claims September 13, 2019 Bankrupt California utility giant PG&E Corp. resolved a key battle by agreeing to pay $11 billion to settle insurance claims...