California Facing Wildfires, Chance of Blackouts amid Brutal Heat Wave September 7, 2022 By Robert Jablon LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues...
Vast Swath of US at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns May 19, 2022 By Naureen Malik and David R. Baker A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this...
Storms Batter Aging Power Grid as Climate Disasters Spread April 7, 2022 Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs...
Power Outage Alert in Japan Amid Quake Damage, Cold Weather March 23, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Japanese were urged Tuesday to conserve energy as the government warned of potential blackouts in the Tokyo...
Texas Girds for Blackouts as Heat Wave Rolls On June 16, 2021 By Will Wade and Brian K. Sullivan Texas is pushing homes and businesses to conserve electricity for a second day in a row to stave off blackouts...
Private Company Takes Over Puerto Rico Power Company Service June 2, 2021 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto...
PG&E to Ante Up $150M for Botched Outages, Recent Wildfires May 28, 2021 By Michael Liedtke SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million billion for neglect...
Berkshire Defends $8B Texas Power Proposal to Combat Blackouts May 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday defended its $8 billion proposal to build natural gas plants in Texas to help reduce...
High Winds Leave Tens Out Thousands Without Power March 3, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — More than 130,000 homes and businesses were without power across New England and New York on...
Texas Lawmakers Investigate Deadly Power Blackout February 25, 2021 By Jennifer Hiller and Gary McWilliams Texas state legislators on Thursday started digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the...