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90,000 Told to Flee as California Fires Nearly Double in Size

As two wildfires raged across Southern California on Tuesday, nearly doubling in size overnight and forcing thousands more people to flee their homes, the state’s utility companies are again coming

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

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

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

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

Groups join fight against SDG&E natural gas pipeline project along I-15

The 50-mile project has already started, will cost $677 million and take four years to complete Crews have already started working on a 50-mile project that will replace some segments

Can’t pay your power bill? Don’t worry, you’re safe for now as California utilities suspend shutoffs

Six utilities serving more than 21 million Californians have announced that they will not shut off customers’ power for non-payment as the coronavirus continues to disrupt daily life. Southern California

Can Calif.’s smart grid double as wildfire defense?

California, the tragic ground zero for ruinous wildfires in the United States, has also led the nation in pushing its power grid into a lower-carbon future, hoping to counteract climate

PG&E’s blackouts were ‘not surgical by any stretch.’ Its systems may be to blame

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers endured a sweeping power outage that darkened much of the state this week because the giant utility lags behind other California electricity providers in

SDG&E Summertime Bill Reduction Proposal Won’t Help Customers Save

It’s been a hot summer in San Diego, which means residents have probably seen higher electricity bills. SDG&E has submitted a proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission that would

SDG&E wants to ditch winter and summer pricing on customers’ bills

If you inspect your monthly bill from San Diego Gas & Electric, you’ve probably noticed that rates are more expensive in the summer months than in winter. But on Monday,

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