Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against California Energy Company in 2020 Fatal Wildfire June 2, 2023 REDDING, Calif. (AP) – A California judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to...
California’s Mosquito Fire to Cost Utility PG&E $100 Million October 28, 2022 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. recorded a $100 million third-quarter charge for a California wildfire that its equipment may have sparked last month...
Forest Service Seizes PG&E Equipment as Part of Fire Probe September 28, 2022 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and...
PG&E Moves Power Underground in Plan to Bury 10,000 miles June 17, 2022 By Haven Daley SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is working on an ambitious project to bury thousands of...
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...
Thousands Lose Power in Spring Pacific Northwest Wind Storm April 6, 2022 SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly 30,000 customers lost power during a storm bringing high winds and rain including some thunderstorms to...
Power Company Plans Series Of Shutoffs To Prevent Wildfires September 28, 2020 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES — One of California’s largest power companies announced Saturday it plans to temporarily shut off power to residents...
FEMA Defends $4 Billion Claim With PG&E as Fire Victims Cry Foul January 14, 2020 By Mark Chediak The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday defended its push to collect $3.9 billion in claims from PG&E Corp. for...
PG&E Fire Victims Fight FEMA Over Multibillion-Dollar Payout January 10, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Steven Church Victims of wildfires blamed on PG&E Corp.’s power lines and government agencies that provided them disaster relief are tussling over...
Wildfires Force Businesses to Prepare for Disruption November 15, 2019 By Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK — The wildfires that are rampant this time of year in California force small business owners to be...