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California proposes 3-day backup power for cell towers, communication networks

March 10, 2020 / By Mallory Moench

California officials are serious about making sure that communication networks don’t fail again during this year’s wildfire season if power is shut off. State utility regulators have proposed a 72-hour

To help Californians endure fire-related power cutoffs, state ponders new rules for utilities

March 5, 2020 / By Julie Cart

Source: Cal Matters

California authorities have attacked the state’s wildfire crisis from every imaginable angle, but one of the most stubborn problems involves what happens when fire risk is high and utility companies

Judge boosts PG&E penalty to more than $2.1B for role in 2017, 2018 fires

March 2, 2020 / By Matthew Bandyk

Source: Utility Dive

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric’s penalty stemming from its role in the 2017 and 2018 wildfires should be increased to over $2.1 billion, an administrative law judge (ALJ) said

PG&E faces record fine of $2.1 billion for role in wildfires

February 27, 2020 / By Mark Chediak

Source: Bloomberg News

California regulators increased penalties against PG&E Corp. to $2.1 billion for violations tied to the catastrophic wildfires ignited by the company’s power lines in 2017 and 2018. The penalty would

SCE’s novel energy efficiency deal with price ‘premium’ draws scrutiny, protest in Pacific Northwest

February 26, 2020 / By Robert Walton

Source: Utility Dive

Southern California Edison (SCE) wants to spend approximately $3 million over three years to purchase 5 MW of hydropower from Oregon’s Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in a first-of-its-kind deal that

Will the State Take Over PG&E? And If That is Possible, Is It Also Wise? With Gov. Newsom and a San Francisco senator making noises about public power, what would such a move entail?

February 26, 2020 / By Susan Kuchinskas

Source: East Bay Express

PG&E’s 2020 Fire Mitigation Plan includes yet more blackouts. In early February, some 62,000 households lost power when 20 mile-per-hour winds raked the Bay Area. Meanwhile, PG&E is also turning

‘Sometimes things just break’: PG&E CEO grilled by fire victim

February 25, 2020 / By J.D. Morris

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

A 2017 wildfire survivor grilled PG&E Corp.’s top executive for about two hours at a public hearing on Tuesday, asking tough questions about the company’s commitment to safety, its plan

PG&E CEO Blames Past Management for Problems, Promises Fixes

February 25, 2020 / By The Associated Press

Source: The New York Times

PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson blamed negligence by the company’s past management for a cascade of catastrophes that killed nearly 140 people as he tried to persuade California regulators Tuesday

PG&E CEO says two employees, contractor involved in ‘possible fraud’

February 24, 2020 / By J.D. Morris

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

PG&E Corp.’s chief executive said Monday that one of his company’s contractors doing work related to the 2018 Camp Fire aftermath had charged more than it was supposed to and

California could revoke PG&E’s license under new proposal

February 19, 2020 / By J.D. Morris

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

California officials would be able to appoint someone new to control Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s operations or reconsider the investor-owned company’s operating license, under a new enforcement process that

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California proposes 3-day backup power for cell towers, communication networks

To help Californians endure fire-related power cutoffs, state ponders new rules for utilities

Judge boosts PG&E penalty to more than $2.1B for role in 2017, 2018 fires

PG&E faces record fine of $2.1 billion for role in wildfires

SCE’s novel energy efficiency deal with price ‘premium’ draws scrutiny, protest in Pacific Northwest

Will the State Take Over PG&E? And If That is Possible, Is It Also Wise? With Gov. Newsom and a San Francisco senator making noises about public power, what would such a move entail?

‘Sometimes things just break’: PG&E CEO grilled by fire victim

PG&E CEO Blames Past Management for Problems, Promises Fixes

PG&E CEO says two employees, contractor involved in ‘possible fraud’

California could revoke PG&E’s license under new proposal

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