34,000 PG&E Customers Without Power on California Fire Risk May 18, 2026 By Mary Hui More than 34,000 homes and businesses remain without power across PG&E Corp.’s service area after a weekend outage due in...
Lake Tahoe Power Crunch Shows AI’s Growing Energy Toll in West May 15, 2026 By Dina Katgara Lake Tahoe has long been a refuge for Silicon Valley’s tech elite, from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison. Now the...
Water to Surge into Drought-Depleted Lake Powell But at Costs Elsewhere April 27, 2026 By Mead Gruver and Dorany Pineda Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at...
Los Angeles, US West Brace for Second Bout of Record March Heat March 17, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Los Angeles and the U.S. Southwest are set for a second record heat wave in two weeks as temperatures soar,...
Edison Is Slashing Top Executive Bonuses After Deadly LA Fire February 19, 2026 By Michelle Ma Edison International is cutting top executive bonuses by 40% to reflect the impact of the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfire that...
Governor ‘Not Convinced’ California Wants to Take Over PG&E February 4, 2026 By Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he doesn’t see the state having the appetite to take over PG&E Corp., which has...
High Winds Battered Water-Logged Northwest, Cutting Power to Half-A-Million December 19, 2025 By Gene Johnson High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho this week, killing one adult and...
California Utilities Expand Power Shutdowns as Winds Rise June 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities cut power to more than 62,000 customers across the state in an attempt to stop wildfires from starting...
California Utilities Weigh Power Shutdowns as Dry Winds Approach June 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities are mulling power shutdowns as breezy dry conditions across the state raise the risk of wildfires. Pacific Gas...
Napa Town That Once Rode Out Emergencies With Diesel Gets Clean-Power Backup June 6, 2025 By Jennifer McDermott For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom...