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Cell Industry Fights Rules To Require Backup Power At Cell Towers In Fire Zones

September 14, 2020 / By Kurtis Ming

Source: CBS Sacramento

Long before Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Call Kurtis Investigates questioned phone companies on what they’re doing to make sure people in the line of wildfire have means to communicate.

PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

September 8, 2020 / By Janie Har

Source: Martinsville Bulletin

The nation’s largest utility said Tuesday it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million people to

Can a multi-state energy grid avert power outages in California?

September 6, 2020 / By Rob Nikolewski

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

The pair of statewide power outages in August that hit the Golden State for the first time in nearly 20 years has resurrected the debate over whether California should join

PG&E: Plan to raise monthly utility bills for wildfires is killed in Sacramento

September 1, 2020 / By George Avalos

Source: The Mercury News

A legislative plan to raise bills for customers of PG&E and other utility behemoths in California in a quest to combat wildfires — and bankroll other projects — has been

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

August 30, 2020 / By Julie Cart

Source: Cal Matters

California lawmakers abandoned a last-minute bill that would have raised $3 billion for wildfire and climate change projects by extending an existing fee on some utility customers. The proposal, AB

California Democrats scuttle wildfire utility fee plan, turn to Newsom in last-ditch effort

August 30, 2020 / By Taryn Luna

Source: Los Angeles Times

Facing heavy opposition, California lawmakers have scrapped a last-minute bill to extend fees for utility customers and plan to replace it with a more modest call for $500 million in

Frontier Communications’ ‘Virtual Separation’ Alarms Groups

August 28, 2020 / By Edward Gately

Source: Channel Partners

A labor union and consumer advocacy group have raised concerns about Frontier Communications‘ proposed “virtual separation” plan that could split the company between areas. The Communications Workers of America

Higher PG&E bills: State lawmakers cook up new wildfire plan

August 28, 2020 / By George Avalos

Source: The Mercury News

A battle has erupted in Sacramento over a last-minute legislative measure that pits the interests of utility customers who don’t want to pay higher power bills against a quest to

Coronavirus fallout: PG&E bills might jump for some work-from-home customers

August 27, 2020 / By George Avalos

Source: The Mercury News

Coronavirus-linked government orders have produced layoffs, furloughs, business shutdowns, and forced people to work from home — and now the mandates may result in higher PG&E electric bills for some

In wake of blackouts, advocacy groups call for independent investigation and release of confidential data

August 25, 2020 / By Jeff McDonald

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

Advocacy groups on each side of the country are calling on regulators and prosecutors to intervene in response to rolling blackouts in California earlier this month. In San Francisco, the

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Cell Industry Fights Rules To Require Backup Power At Cell Towers In Fire Zones

PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

Can a multi-state energy grid avert power outages in California?

PG&E: Plan to raise monthly utility bills for wildfires is killed in Sacramento

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

California Democrats scuttle wildfire utility fee plan, turn to Newsom in last-ditch effort

Frontier Communications’ ‘Virtual Separation’ Alarms Groups

Higher PG&E bills: State lawmakers cook up new wildfire plan

Coronavirus fallout: PG&E bills might jump for some work-from-home customers

In wake of blackouts, advocacy groups call for independent investigation and release of confidential data

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