Source: Grist | By Blanca Begert Pacific Gas & Electric, California’s private utility company that maintains a monopoly over electric service in the state, let go of thousands of contractors and employees across multiple trades over the last month. Union...
Source: Los Angeles Times | By Kiera Feldman As electricity bills rise with the temperature, some Southern California Edison customers are getting an extra jolt starting this month — and it’s one they didn’t see coming. In April, Edison sent homeowners letters...
Source: yahoo! Finance | By Michael Blood, Associated Press An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the...
Source: KTVU FOX 2 | By Tom Vacar As fire season gets into full swing, Pacific Gas & Electric knows its under the watchful eyes of government and customers alike — including some San Francisco groups and officials who want the investor-owned utility to become...
Source: Action News Now | By Hayley Watts Pacific Gas and Electric is working to put 10,000 miles of power lines underground in high fire risk areas but the company will make money on the project. “I was elected two days before the fire,” said Paradise Mayor...
Source: 23 ABC News Bakersfield | By Associated Press Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is working on an ambitious project to bury thousands of miles of power lines in an effort to prevent igniting fires with its equipment and avoid shutting down electricity during...
Source: ABC News | By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The nation’s largest utility on Wednesday outlined a multi-decade plan that aims to more rapidly reduce to zero its net greenhouse gas emissions while still using natural gas to produce power. Pacific...
Source: The Mercury News | By Lisa M. Krieger Etched in dirt, a narrow furrow is the only clue that the grasslands of Lime Ridge Open Space will soon be restored to their original splendor, cleared of dangerous power lines that could ignite nearby subdivisions....
Source: Utility Dive | By Herman K. Trabish Groundbreaking new affordability evaluation criteria and metrics to manage California’s skyrocketing electricity rates are a step forward but not enough, regulators and stakeholders agreed at the state’s second annual...
Source: San Jose Inside | By Nadia Lopez As California makes progress toward meeting its ambitious climate goals, one concern has gone unanswered: How can it stop burning fossil fuels while ensuring the power grid remains reliable? That question is at the center...
Source: Cal Matters | By Nadia Lopez As California makes progress toward meeting its ambitious climate goals, one concern has gone unanswered: How can it stop burning fossil fuels while ensuring the power grid remains reliable? That question is at the center of a...
Source: The Sun | By Teri Sforza And the PUC said, “Let there be (a tiny bit more) light,” and it was, for many, not so good. After clamming up for nearly five months, California’s all-powerful utility regulator took the unusual step Monday of reopening the...
