PG&E Could Cut Power to Hundreds of Thousands of Californians over Wildfire Fears October 8, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric officials on Tuesday announced plans to cut off power to some 600,000 Northern California customers as...
Death Toll from Northern California Wildfire Back Down to 85 September 26, 2019 The number of those who died in California’s deadliest wildfire is back down to 85 after authorities determined that a...
PG&E Cuts Power to 48K California Customers to Avert Wildfire Risk September 25, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to 48,200 customers in seven counties in California’s Sierra Foothills and North Bay overnight...
PG&E in California Proactively Cuts Power Because of Weather June 10, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric implemented a controversial practice of cutting power to selected portions of Northern California on Saturday to...
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,...
Bankruptcy Won’t End Problem PG&E Must Still Deal With: Wildfires February 4, 2019 By Brian Melley Big corporations forced into bankruptcy by liability lawsuits often take the offending product off the market and try to move...
PG&E in California Secures $5.5B in Credit and Loans to Operate During Bankruptcy January 23, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz The nation’s largest utility has lined up $5.5 billion in credit and loans so it can continue operating as it...
Judge Wants PG&E Power Restrictions for Next California Wildfire Season January 10, 2019 By Dan Levine A U.S. judge has proposed restricting utility PG&E Corp from using power lines deemed to be unsafe during high winds...
California to Cite Utilities More than $13M for Safety Violations October 18, 2018 California regulators have fined two utilities more than $13 million for violations of safety rules for incidents that caused injuries....
California Utility Cuts Power to Dampen Wildfire Threat October 15, 2018 By Peter Szekely California’s largest public utility cut off electric power to about 60,000 customers in an unprecedented move to prevent wildfires such...