PG&E prepares for upcoming winter storm
PG&E is stockpiling power equipment at its yards around Northern California in advance of a cold front that is expected to bring rain and wind to the region late Wednesday and into Thursday.
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PG&E is stockpiling power equipment at its yards around Northern California in advance of a cold front that is expected to bring rain and wind to the region late Wednesday and into Thursday.
A power outage near Oakland Zoo affected thousands of residents in Oakland and San Leandro Wednesday afternoon.
California regulators proposed on Tuesday fining Pacific Gas & Electric more than $155 million for sparking a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that destroyed 200 homes and left four people dead.
A federal energy oversight commission has sided with the city of San Francisco in its claims that PG&E has obstructed and delayed city energy projects by requiring them to build unnecessary, expensive equipment.
Powerful gusts along with cooler temperatures are forecast for the greater Bay Area over the weekend, and some locations could see strong winds that may prompt power shutoffs to about 200 customers.
A tree fell in Novato onto power lines, causing a power outage Wednesday afternoon that could last overnight, according to police.
A fire victims trust set up by PG&E on Thursday confirmed a $117 million settlement in a lawsuit over damages caused by deadly Northern California wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year.
Hundreds of water rights holders in the Russian River watershed have been ordered to stop drawing from the river and its tributaries as the state struggles through its third year of debilitating drought conditions.
With a prolonged heat wave still affecting most of the Bay Area, PG&E and the state's power grid operator on Wednesday encouraged people to continue reducing their energy use.
Extreme heat caused power outages in neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area, including Livermore. Thousands of people there dealt with outages at points on Monday and on Tuesday.
As expected with the intense heat wave expected for California during the long Labor Day weekend, the state's Independent System Operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Saturday.
As California faces a prolonged period of heat and expected strain on the energy grid this week, lawmakers voted to extend the life of the state's last nuclear power plant by five years early Thursday morning.
Kara Finnstrom state officials call on California residents to reduce power consumption during Flex Alert (8-17-2022)
Officials with the state's power grid operator are asking residents to voluntarily conserve electricity Wednesday during the Flex Alert as high temperatures increase energy demand across California.
Hot weather and high energy demand in California has prompted a statewide Flex Alert for Wednesday afternoon and evening, according to officials.
One San Jose firefighter was injured Friday afternoon as crews responded to a two-alarm apartment building fire ignited by a car crashing into the building's gas meter.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to extend the life of the state's last operating nuclear power plant by at least five to 10 years to maintain reliable power supplies in the climate change era.
A large section of Walnut Creek was plunged into darkness late Saturday evening due to a power outage.
The Stanford University campus is returning to normal operations after a three-day power outage led to the cancellation of summer classes and other events.
Since Tuesday afternoon, Stanford University has faced a power outage with no end in sight.
The utility company is going full throttle on a fairly new automated system that will immediately shut off power lines when it detects objects such as broken tree limbs that could spark a fire.
PG&E is going full throttle on a fairly new automated system that will immediately shut off power lines when it detects broken tree limbs or other objects that could spark a fire. Kenny Choi reports. (6/22/22)
California utilities will be fined more than $22 million for the "poor execution" of widespread power shutoffs two years ago, with PG&E facing a $12 million penalty.
Pacific Gas & Electric pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces Thursday after its equipment sparked a wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in two years ago, prosecutors announced.
