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Hedge Funds Cash Out Billions in PG&E Stock. Fire Survivors Suffer and Wait

Pacific Gas & Electric Company has been called a “terror” to the people of California. Its electric grid has sparked wildfires each of the last four years and is suspected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wildfires: PG&E will place 10,000 miles of electric lines underground

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest power company, said Wednesday that it plans to place 10,000 miles of power lines underground to reduce the possibility of sparking massive wildfires

PG&E Aims to Curb Wildfire Risk by Burying Many Power Lines

Pacific Gas & Electric, aiming to show its determination to overcome a history of safety problems, announced Wednesday that it planned to put 10,000 miles of its power lines underground

PG&E says its equipment may be linked to 30K-acre Dixie Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation’s largest utility reported to California regulators.

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