Utility Paying $2B Settlement in Deadly 2018 California Fire January 27, 2021 Southern California Edison will pay $2.2 billion to settle insurance claims from a deadly, destructive wildfire sparked by its equipment...
California Electrician Arraigned in $63K Workers’ Comp Scheme November 24, 2020 Mark Redheffer, 48, of Fontana, Calif., was arraigned on felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after allegedly lying...
Correction: Southern California Edison Says Equipment May Have Sparked Wildfire October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people...
Southern California Edison Sued Over Oktoberfest Explosions June 19, 2020 A Southern California restaurant owner who was among five injured when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration last...
Wildfire Season Rages on in Southern California as Thousands Flee November 1, 2019 By Christopher Martin and Brian K. Sullivan A wildfire that erupted overnight near Los Angeles has forced 7,500 people to flee as the tail end of a...
Officials: Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire Began Near Base of Electrical Tower October 15, 2019 By Steve Gorman A deadly wind-driven wildfire that raged across the northern edge of Los Angeles last week started near the base of...
Wildfire Help for PG&E, Edison May Not Be Ready When California Lawmakers Adjourn July 12 July 8, 2019 By Romy Varghese California’s biggest utilities, PG&E Corp., Edison International and Sempra Energy, may not get the help they need to deal with...
L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison for Wildfire Damage April 29, 2019 Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and parent company Edison International on Thursday to recover more than $100 million...
California Utility Says Its Equipment Helped Spark Huge Fire November 1, 2018 By Christopher Weber Southern California Edison said its equipment likely sparked one of two ignition points for the massive wildfire that tore through...
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....