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Newsom Signs Todd Gloria Bill to Limit ICE’s Use of Customer Utility Data

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday written by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego, which is intended to end the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s practice of accessing gas and

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

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

State, federal officials take different paths trying to stop utilities from causing wildfires

Nearly two years after one of the deadliest corporate crimes in California history — a utility-sparked wildfire that killed scores of people and destroyed the city of Paradise in rural

PG&E’s Plan to Resolve Bankruptcy Wins Court Approval

A federal judge on Saturday approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to exit bankruptcy, a crucial step in efforts to overhaul a utility whose equipment was involved in some of

Meet the new PG&E. It looks a lot like the old PG&E

Pacific Gas & Electric Chief Executive Bill Johnson promised his company would emerge from bankruptcy a “reimagined utility.” But as PG&E prepares for life after Chapter 11 — a Bankruptcy

Don’t Give SoCal Edison a Raise

Edison Wants a Raise – From You! SoCal Edison is demanding a huge raise from customers. If approved, your bill could increase by $43 a month or $500 more a

To help Californians endure fire-related power cutoffs, state ponders new rules for utilities

California authorities have attacked the state’s wildfire crisis from every imaginable angle, but one of the most stubborn problems involves what happens when fire risk is high and utility companies

PG&E rate case compromise cuts $1.1B proposal to $575M for wildfire mitigation

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) reached a proposed settlement with ratepayer advocates, safety officials and other stakeholders that would increase its 2020 revenue by 6.8%, largely to fund

PG&E customer bills to rise 3.4% under proposed rate deal

PG&E reached a settlement agreement on Friday to raise monthly bills by an average of $5.69 per month beginning next year to help fund wildfire safety investments. The agreement with

PG&E diverted millions from putting lines underground, audit finds

Over the course of 10 years, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. “consistently and significantly” shifted money away from efforts to bury power lines underground, likely causing such projects to take

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