PG&E Hit Hard By Antioch Copper Thefts
Stealing copper wire is nothing new, but Antioch police describe the recent spate of incidents unusual.
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Stealing copper wire is nothing new, but Antioch police describe the recent spate of incidents unusual.
Close to 2 megawatts of solar were installed in Santa Clara last year, which is enough to power more than 2,000 homes.
An independent panel appointed by the California Public Utilities Commission issued a report Thursday blasting PG&E's technical competence and pipeline integrity management.
A pipeline that exploded in San Bruno last fall sprang a gas leak in a nearby spot years before, but Pacific Gas & Electric only told federal investigators about it a few weeks ago.
Risk assessments of the Pacific Gas and Electric pipelines that run beneath several peninsula communities have been incorporated into maps the Menlo Park Fire Protection District uses for training and response, said Chief Harold Schapelhouman.
Pacific Gas and Electric has revealed in a regulatory filing that it would miss a June 20 deadline to turn over records on welding defects in its urban gas transmission lines.
Some of the families affected by the deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno last year are in limbo after the contractor working on their damaged homes shut down operations.
Power was restored for more than 770 customers who were without service Monday afternoon in San Jose, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
There's a new effort by PG&E to lower the stability standards for its power poles, and the move has prompted concerns among state regulators in the wake of the San Bruno disaster.
About a dozen fire personnel responded to an underground transformer explosion near San Francisco's Pier 3 that blew two manhole covers off Sunday morning.
California regulators have approved Pacific Gas & Electric rate changes that give homeowners who use large amounts of electricity a break while those who conserve pay more.
A Bay Area family was expecting a new power meter from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Instead, they ended up without power for several days without notice.
A county judge who will hear the dozens of civil lawsuits filed against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after last year's natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno says proceedings will get going later this summer.
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposal to lower rates for high volume Pacific Gas and Electric customers, and raise rates for some low-income users.
Job seekers who restrict the hunt to a particular industry often overlook organizations that could use their skills, according to recruiters at several large companies.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a team of federal officials toured the San Bruno neighborhood torched last fall in a gas-fueled inferno and discuss safety reforms.
Pacific Gas and Electric has given up on research to harness the power of ocean waves to generate electricity.
A seagull flew into two power lines Monday morning, causing an outage that affected about 10,000 residents of the Capitola area, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
Two people who survived last year's deadly natural gas explosion in San Bruno broke ground on a new home.
A Mountain View couple who convinced a judge the SmartMeter installed in their home by Pacific Gas and Electric overbilled them for electricity use has reignited debate about the accuracy of the devices.
California regulators have approved a plan allowing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to charge its customers more for electricity to make up for profits lost when SmartMeters were installed.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has appointed a new vice president to realign the company's natural gas operations in the wake of the pipeline explosion in San Bruno.
Some Pacific Gas and Electric Co. SmartMeters can overcharge customers when they become too hot.
Pacific Gas and Electric on Wednesday outlined the steps it would take to ensure the safety of every mile of its gas transmission lines in Northern California.
Federal prosecutors were seeking thousands of pages of documents from California regulators as they launched an investigation into the deadly gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno.
