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San Diego Gas & Electric to Refund $51.6 Million, Institute Whistleblower Training

September 14, 2021 / By Geoff Schweller

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has reached a deal with consumer groups to refund $51.6 million to ratepayers and pay a $5.5 million fine in connection to an issue-laden

SDG&E pays $51.6 million in refunds after botched lightbulb program

September 9, 2021 / By Rob Nikolewski

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Gas & Electric has finalized an agreement regarding a botched lightbulb project that will see the utility refund $51.6 million to ratepayers and pay a $5.5 million fine.

Key regulatory decision leaves California reliability issues unresolved, aggravates tensions

September 8, 2021 / By Herman K. Trabish

Source: Utility Dive

With hurricanes and wildfires across the country making concerns about reliability more urgent than ever, there is much to learn from how a regulatory decision weakened a fragile collaboration between

Utility shutoff moratoriums protected many consumers earlier in the pandemic. What happens now?

September 8, 2021 / By Jason Plautz

Source: Utility Dive

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, as governments were scrambling to figure out how to protect both public health and the economy, Elizabeth Marx reached out to Pennsylvania authorities with a

Local Mayor Dyer Opposes 22% PG&E Hikes. Will Council Follow?

August 31, 2021 / By David Taub

Source: GW Wire

The city of Fresno is saying no to proposed PG&E rate increases. Mayor Jerry Dyer wrote a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 19 with concerns about

Edison bills going up $12.41 per month due to fires

August 28, 2021 / By Marianne Napoles

Source: Chino Hill Champions

Southern California Edison (SCE) customers will see a $12.41 per month increase on their electric bills starting Oct. 1 because of the utility’s proposal to insulate 4,500 circuit miles of

Can burying power lines prevent California’s next big wildfire?

August 23, 2021 / By Maddie Stone

Source: Grist

On July 18, California’s Pacific Gas & Electric revealed that its electrical equipment might have sparked the Dixie Fire, a blaze that has since become the second-largest in the state’s

Verizon Tracfone Gaining Steam, but Formal OK Unlikely Until October

August 12, 2021 / By Howard Buskirk and Adam Bender

Source: Communications Daily

Verizon and Tracfone approval appears unlikely until after October, with the companies awaiting clearance from the FCC and California regulators, but the companies appear to be making progress. At least

PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move

August 10, 2021 / By Alex Wigglesworth

Source: Los Angeles Times

After Pacific Gas & Electric equipment sparked a massive fire that burned much of Paradise, Calif., and killed 86 people in 2018, the utility vowed a safety campaign aimed

PG&E releases 2021 plan for public safety power shutoffs

August 3, 2021 / By Mike Duffy

Source: ABC 10

On Tuesday, Californians got a glimpse of what to expect from the 2021 fire season and PG&E power shutoffs when the utility presented their plans to the California Public Utilities

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