November 10, 2022
A new report shows California utilities have noticeably reduced their liability following catastrophic wildfires in the past that have been blamed on the utilities and have driven several massive lawsuits and financial challenges. The report out on Thursday from Moody’s …
December 1, 2017
California regulators rejected a request by a San Diego utility to bill customers for a decade-old wildfire, even as they made clear their decision shouldn’t necessarily be seen as a precedent for last month’s deadly fires in wine country. San …
October 27, 2015
The operator of the defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California announced that it reached a $400 million insurance settlement covering power outages caused by failed equipment, most of which will go to customers. The deal between Southern …
February 8, 2013
The utility that runs the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast sharply denied Thursday that it was aware of equipment problems linked to a 2012 tube break that released a trace of radiation. On Wednesday, Sen. …
December 5, 2012
An electrical contractor and tree-trimming company have agreed to pay $370 million to settle lawsuits over Southern California wildfires that swept San Diego County in 2007. U-T San Diego says PAR Electric and Davey Tree Expert Co. agreed to pay …