Balloon reportedly downs power lines in SLO
A Mylar balloon reportedly knocked down power lines on California Boulevard in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning, resulting in a small outage and a road closure. Read More …
Tag: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Horse electrocuted in Los Osos after bird downs power line
A bird flew into a power line in Los Osos, knocking it down and causing it to fall on a horse, electrocuting and killing the animal, according to PG&E. Read More …
PG&E to cut power to approximately 1 million Californians
PG&E may shut off power on Sunday for 1 million or more individuals across Central and Northern California as part of another preemptive move to prevent wildfires. Read More …
PG&E pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges over Camp Fire
PG&E announced on Monday it has pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the utility causing the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive blaze in California history. Read More …
California governor slams PG&E’s bankruptcy plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced strong opposition to PG&E’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy, raising questions about the viability of the company’s reorganization effort. Read More …
California power outages and fires rage on
Fires are burning in numerous California counties, and PG&E is continuing to preemptively shut off power to hundreds of thousands of residents, though many customers are having their electricity restored on Wednesday. Read More …
PG&E cuts power to nearly 1 million customers, California wildfires force thousands to evacuate
PG&E shut off power to nearly 1 million customers across Northern and Central California over the weekend, and a wildfire raging in Sonoma County resulted in nearly 200,000 people being forced to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire is now burning in Los Angeles that is forcing evacuations, as well. Read More …
PG&E shuts off power again in Northern California
In another preemptive move to reduce wildfire risk, PG&E shut off power across parts of Northern California on Wednesday, and the utility is considering creating more outages in the coming days, which could possibly affect San Luis Obispo County. Read More …
Nearly 3,000 customers lose power in Grover Beach
Nearly 3,000 customers lost power as a result of an outage in the Grover Beach area early Monday morning. Read More …
PG&E shuts off power across California, Santa Maria potentially affected
PG&E has shut off power in numerous Northern California counties and may cut off electricity to 800,000 customers statewide. Read More …