Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfires August 17, 2023 By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon and Jennifer Mcdermott Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden...
California Utility Pays $22 Million to Settle Federal Claims over 2016 Wildfire July 10, 2023 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims...
$1.6B Trial Starts Against Utility over Fatal 2020 Wildfires April 27, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic...
3 Washington State Electric Substations Vandalized December 27, 2022 TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Vandalism at three power substations in western Washington early Sunday initially cut power to about 14,000...
Florida Utility’s New Drone Can Speed Hurricane Recovery August 16, 2022 By Cody Jackson WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead...
Lawsuit: Ida Outages Due to ‘Gum and Super Glue’ at Utility September 22, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach...
PG&E Seeks $3.6 Billion in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety July 2, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help...
Altice Reaches $72M Settlement With New York Over Response to Tropical Storm Isaias March 19, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — Altice USA Inc has reached a nearly $72 million settlement to resolve New York state claims that...
Team Investigating Deadly Calif. Fire Seizes PG&E Equipment October 12, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California...
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...