Edison Equipment Blamed for Deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles August 5, 2026 By Mark Chediak and Michelle Ma Southern California Edison equipment sparked a January 2025 wildfire that killed 19 people in the Los Angeles area, fire officials...
California Cuts PG&E’s and Edison’s Profits for Grid Investments December 19, 2025 By Mark Chediak and Michelle Ma California regulators reduced the profit that utilities are allowed to make on infrastructure investments in an effort to rein in...
Edison to Open LA Fire Compensation Applications by Thanksgiving September 24, 2025 By Will Wade and Michelle Ma Edison International expects to begin accepting applications “well before” Thanksgiving to compensate victims of the deadly Eaton Fire that destroyed...
California Plans to Boost Utility Wildfire Fund by $18 Billion September 10, 2025 California lawmakers have reached an initial agreement to shore up the state’s wildfire utility fund. The agreement is expected be...
Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes July 31, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk...
With Wildfire Suits Looming, Edison Beats Estimates on Lower Expenses, Rate Hikes April 30, 2025 Edison International beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the utility benefited from lower operating and interest...
Edison International to Face Trial Over Woolsey Wildfire Claim in April August 19, 2019 By Erik Larson The first trial to determine if Edison International’s Southern California utility is liable for damages from the Woolsey wildfire that...
Another California Utility One Wildfire Away From Ruin February 11, 2019 By David R. Baker The warning couldn’t have been clearer. As PG&E Corp. plunged into bankruptcy last month, S&P Global Ratings slashed credit grades...
Facing $17B in Fire Damages, PG&E CEO Blames Climate Change August 13, 2018 By Mark Chediak It was California’s biggest fire yet. In late July and August, wildfires devastated an area north of San Francisco far...
PG&E to California Governor on Fire Liability Plan: It’s Not Enough July 26, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse California Governor Jerry Brown issued a plan this week to help the state’s embattled utilities facing liabilities from wildfires. For...