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

August 27, 2020 / By George Avalos

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

Consumer Action opposes California Proposition 24

August 19, 2020 / By PRNewswire

Source: Cision PR Newswire

Californians for Real Privacy – No on Proposition 24.— Consumer Action has endorsed a “Vote No” position on Proposition 24 on the November 2020 ballot. Founded in 1971, Consumer Action

Energy Price Caps Lifted to Avert More Rolling Outages

August 18, 2020 / By Jaxon Van Derbeken

Source: NBC Bay Area

The state’s power grid system operator moved to lift price caps for up to a month in an effort to bolster energy supplies and prevent more heatwave-related blackouts. While the

Millions of Californians may lose power in blackouts, ISO warns

August 18, 2020 / By Tom Vacar

Source: KTVU Fox 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) – Pacific Gas and Electric is warning its customers in the Bay Area and elsewhere that blackouts may hit the region again on Monday afternoon and evening.

Outages Still Possible This Week As Heat Wave Threatens California Power Grid

August 17, 2020 / By Laura Haefeli

Source: CBS Sacramento

California is scrambling to maintain control over the state’s power supply. Bouncing back and forth between flex alerts and emergencies, the California heat is slowly melting away the state’s power

California Expresses Frustration as Blackouts Enter 4th Day

August 17, 2020 / By Ivan Penn

Source: The NewYork Times

Lawmakers and consumer groups expressed outrage on Monday that the operator of California’s electricity grid had not adequately prepared for a heat wave and was resorting to rolling blackouts.

A Pandemic and Surging Summer Heat Leave Thousands Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

July 14, 2020 / By Maddie Kornfeld

Source: Inside Climate News

When the coronavirus pandemic forced classrooms to close this spring, Leticia Garcia’s family in Fairfax County, Virginia, quickly ran short of money. Garcia cleans schools for a living and, with

PG&E Exits Bankruptcy

July 1, 2020 / By Will Carruthers

Source: Bohemian.com

Today marks the end of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s second bankruptcy in two decades. After 16 months of legal wrangling in bankruptcy court, lobbying politicians, and pledging various

Telecoms to reinstate data caps after lifting them for shelter-in-place

June 29, 2020 / By Michael Finney and Randall Yip

Source: WTVD-TV ABC News

If you’re among the lucky few who can work from home, chances are you’re eating up a lot of your data in Zoom meetings. All that extra time spent at

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