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After Deadly Fire, Regulators and Consumers Question PG&E Blackouts

November 15, 2019 / By Katie Worth and Karen Pinchin

Source: Frontline

Last November, a broken Pacific Gas & Electric transmission line ignited California’s deadly Camp Fire. In January, facing an estimated $30 billion in legal liabilities from this fire and other

Public v. Private: How a State Takeover of PG&E Might Look in California

November 12, 2019 / By Nicholas Iovino

Source: Courthouse News Service

Widespread power blackouts and years of destructive wildfires have brought California to a place where it has never been: Lawmakers are looking at replacing the nation’s largest utility with a

Local leaders call on CPUC, PG&E to do better in wake of power shutoffs

November 7, 2019 / By Melanie Woodrow

Source: ABC 7 News

There were strong words for the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday from local leaders demanding the CPUC and PG&E do better by customers in the wake of the public

Records Show 8 PG&E Towers Passed Inspections Before Camp Fire, Failed After

November 7, 2019 / By Jaxon Van Derbeken and Sean Myers

Source: NBC Bay Area

An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of newly obtained inspection records reveals that eight towers on the aging PG&E transmission system blamed in the Camp Fire had passed inspections

Have California’s renewable energy mandates hampered wildfire prevention efforts?

November 5, 2019 / By 360 Feed Wire

Source: Oil & Gas 360

While California prides itself on its array of clean energy programs, large portions of the Golden State have been set ablaze and more than 2 million customers–the vast majority living

California suffered widespread cellphone outages during fires. A big earthquake would be much worse

November 5, 2019 / By Leila Miller and Rong-Gong Lin II

Source: Los Angeles Times

When Ted Atz, a 75-year-old retiree in Marin County, learned that his power would go out during the Kincade fire, he texted his loved ones that he might lose

PG&E SPENT MILLIONS ON LOBBYING FOLLOWING BANKRUPTCY, WINING AND DINING LAWMAKERS WHO SPONSORED BAILOUT

November 4, 2019 / By Lee Fang

Source: The Intercept

THE DECISION BY Pacific Gas & Electric to declare bankruptcy in January did not prevent the utility giant from continuing to spend big on political influence in California’s Statehouse. The

Beyond the shutoffs: How can California fix its power reliability mess?

November 4, 2019 / By Michele Chandler and Damon Arthur

Source: Redding Record Searchlight

The state’s top power provider, Pacific Gas & Electric, is in bankruptcy. The utility’s systems need millions of dollars in upgrades. And the outages appear to have failed to achieve

PG&E CEO addresses customers who can’t restock food spoiled during outage

November 3, 2019 / By Dan Noyes

Source: ABC 7 News

PG&E President and CEO Bill Johnson is coming under intense criticism, not only for the blackouts, but how he addressed people who can’t afford to replace food that spoiled during

PG&E refuses to pay for most losses caused by massive power shutdowns

November 1, 2019 / By Michael Finney and Renee Koury

Source: ABC 7 News

PG&E is going to give customers a one-time bill adjustment if they were part of the October 9 Public Safety Power Shutoff. But who qualifies — and could that change?

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After Deadly Fire, Regulators and Consumers Question PG&E Blackouts

Public v. Private: How a State Takeover of PG&E Might Look in California

Local leaders call on CPUC, PG&E to do better in wake of power shutoffs

Records Show 8 PG&E Towers Passed Inspections Before Camp Fire, Failed After

Have California’s renewable energy mandates hampered wildfire prevention efforts?

California suffered widespread cellphone outages during fires. A big earthquake would be much worse

PG&E SPENT MILLIONS ON LOBBYING FOLLOWING BANKRUPTCY, WINING AND DINING LAWMAKERS WHO SPONSORED BAILOUT

Beyond the shutoffs: How can California fix its power reliability mess?

PG&E CEO addresses customers who can’t restock food spoiled during outage

PG&E refuses to pay for most losses caused by massive power shutdowns

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