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PG&E Corp. Reports Smaller Loss & Plan to Bury 3,500 Miles of Lines
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. reported less red ink last year, with a loss of $120 million, at $0.05 per...
Steps Forward on DOE Share of Infrastructure Bill Funding
The $1.3 billion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that President Joe Biden signed last November must next pass through...
Could Fault in State’s Second Largest Fire Lead to Third PG&E Bankruptcy?
State investigators concluded that Pacific Gas & Electric's electric wires ignited last year’s massive Dixie Fire, which went on to...
More CPUC Action to Address Summer Afternoon Spikes
The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to require the three investor-owned utilities to invest in an additional 2,000-3-000 MW...
High Winds Led to 70,000 Customer Shutoffs in Southern California
Powerful Santa Ana winds resulted in Southern California utilities shutting off power to tens of thousands of customers on Thanksgiving...
Federal Court Finalizes $10M in PG&E Investor Class Action
A federal judge has given final approval to the $10 million settlement among Pacific Gas & Electric Corp, its top...
Utility Regulators Okay PG&E’s $5B Fire Reduction Plan
Over strong opposition from community activists and those harmed by utility-sparked wildfires, regulators unanimously approved the newest blueprint from Pacific...
Five Counties Sue PG&E Over Dixie Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric has been hit with another lawsuit, this one filed by five counties harmed by the massive...
Pilots to curb disconnections, diesel backups soar, billion$ for EVs
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approves investor-owned utility pilots to reduce the number of poor customers who have their...
PG&E Contests Felony Charges for Shasta Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to plead not guilty to criminal charges filed by the Shasta County District Attorney for...
Shorts
Pacific Gas & Electric seeks $1.47 billion from ratepayers for wildfire liability costs detailed in its 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan....
SCE Wins $7.7 Billion Rate Case
The California Public Utilities Commission approved a 19% increase in Southern California Edison's triennial rate case. Its revenue requirement will...
CEC Waives Air Pollution Rules in a Rush for New Diesel and Natural Gas Power
Reversing years of clean power priorities, the California Energy Commission is waiving air quality protections and rushing permits for new...
PG&E Shuts Off Power to 51,000 in Northern California and Mountains
Updated Aug. 19 Powerful dry winds that started blowing the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug 17, caused Pacific Gas & Electric...
SCE Won’t Face Criminal Charges for Woolsey Fire
Southern California Edison has dodged a bullet with the announcement by the California Attorney General that there will be no...
5,000 MW Shortage Possible Next Summer
If drought and extreme heat continue into next year, the shortfall on the California grid from high summer heat could...
Big hydro loss, Gov. waives pollution limits, Sempra earnings
Warnings about diminished hydropower because of the ongoing drought in California become a reality. On Thursday, a state official announces...
Five More Years of Oversight for PG&E, at Shareholder Expense
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to require Pacific Gas & Electric shareholders, not ratepayers, to pay $25 million...
PG&E Circuit May Have Sparked Another Fire in No. Cal
Californians may have yet another fire to attribute to Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility informed regulators that its equipment...
Edison International Earnings Level, SCE’s Drop
Quarterly earnings for Edison International were on par with those of the previous year, at $318 million. Per share earnings...