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Why PG&E is taking drastic measures to prevent the next big wildfire

Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy has set off a financial race among creditors, bondholders, wildfire victims, insurers and others hoping to recover as much money as they can from California’s

Organization Calls for Utility Regulator to Replace PG&E Leadership

Pacific Gas and Electric was again defending their move to intentionally shut off power to thousands Wednesday as strong winds whipped across Northern California. Meanwhile, state officials were monitoring the

PG&E says it will shut off power in portions of 34 California counties

PG&E will be shutting off power for up to 800,000 customers across portions of northern and central California to avoid a possible wildfire, according to a press release from the

‘We are not a Third World country’ Officials criticize PG&E power outages

State and local officials are demanding answers– why is PG&E taking this drastic and unprecedented step? And should they? The reaction to Tuesday’s announcement was swift and strong. PG&E had

For Northern California’s most vulnerable residents, PG&E power outages raise fears, anger

ROUGH AND READY — Jennifer Bauer got a taste this week of Northern California’s new fire safety normal and didn’t much care for it. After a planned power outage left

Bay Area PG&E Power Outages Worsened During 2016 Amid Fierce Winter

SAN FRANCISCO >> Fierce winter storms contributed to an erosion in electricity reliability for PG&E during 2016 compared with 2015, when the embattled utility achieved a best-ever performance for power

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