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 …
Tag: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
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 …
PG&E cuts off power to 24,000 customers over fire risk
PG&E cut off power to about 24,000 customers in Northern California on Monday as part of a new strategy to prevent wildfires. As of 8 p.m., power shutoffs were in effect Read More …
CPUC to meet in SLO over planned PG&E rate hike
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a pair of meetings in San Luis Obispo this week to gather input from local residents and ratepayers on PG&E’s plan to raise rates to offset the rising cost of decommissioning the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Read More …
Nearly 5,000 customers lose power in Morro Bay
A power outage caused nearly 5,000 customers to lose electricity in Morro Bay early Thursday morning. Read More …
Two thousand residents lose power after driver slams into Santa Maria pole
A driver slammed into a power pole in Santa Maria Tuesday evening, causing an electricity outage that impacted more than 2,000 residents. At about 6 p.m., a white SUV crashed into Read More …
Creditors suggest PG&E change its name
A group of PG&E creditors has created a $30 billion plan to bring the utility out of bankruptcy, and one of the recommendations in the proposal is that the company rebrand by changing its name. Read More …
PG&E reaches $1 billion fire settlement with local governments
PG&E has reached a $1 billion settlement with local governments in Northern California over wildfires the utility caused, with more than one quarter of the funds slated to go to Paradise, community that was ravaged by the 2018 Camp Fire. Read More …
PG&E caused the Camp Fire, investigators rule
PG&ECal Fire announced Wednesday that its investigators determined PG&E power lines caused the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive blaze in state history. Read More …
Judge approves $235 million PG&E employee bonus plan
A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved PG&E’s plan to award $235 million in bonuses to approximately 10,000 employees this year. Read More …