Gov. Gavin Newsom had to address the public outrage over Pacific Gas & Electric twice cutting off power to unprecedented...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Nov. 1 appointed California’s third energy czar in the 21st century to address the current energy crisis...

Shutoffs and more shutoffs more shutoffs this week because of dangerous winds and fires. Pacific Gas & Electric reports a transmission...

Pacific Gas & Electric began shutting off power to about 180,000 customers mid-week before hot, dry winds began blowing in...

The state’s two largest investor-owned utilities warned about potential power shutoffs in the face of dry and windy conditions due...

During an emergency meeting, state energy regulators and others did not mince words when criticizing Pacific Gas & Electric for...

A House Energy panel zeros in on federal legislation and tactics to resolve the troubling issue of long-term storage of...

With temperatures set to soar last weekend, Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power to 21,000 customers in Butte and...

This week is all about measures to reduce the impacts of utility-sparked wildfires in California. In the midst of all...

Pacific Gas & Electric decided not to shut off power in Butte County and other areas of its service territory...

Strong winds across wide stretches of California moved electric utilities Oct. 14 to turn off power in several areas to...

Amid hurricanes, floods, fires, cyber threats, and a changing power generation resource mix, concerns are rising in Washington about the...

California energy regulators and fire safety agencies are working together to try and curb the dangers of the growing numbers...

Utility regulators stiffened fire safety rules for power companies Dec. 14, the last California Public Utilities Commission meeting of 2017....

Strong Santa Ana winds fanned wildfires in Southern California, causing a power outage to some 70,000 people in Ventura County...

By Kevin Stenson Weather has impacted California significantly this past year, particularly wildfires fed by heavy winds. Like any major...

The massive fires that led to more than 40 deaths and torched huge swaths of Northern California tripped transmission and...

Aging infrastructure was on display July 8 when a high-voltage transformer used at a transmission line receiving station exploded and...

Valero Refinery is suing Pacific Gas & Electric for $75 million in damages for a May 5 power outage at...

A flex alert issued for June 21 and 22 helped the state grid get though the worst of the persistent...