Restoration underway from rotating power outages amid heatwave, calls to conserve continue
Restoration of power is underway after rotating outages were ordered throughout the State of California Friday evening leaving thousands without power amid a heatwave.
Mid-August heatwave hits the Bay Area, power grid operator issues Flex Alert for Friday
State power grid operators have called a Flex Alert, asking people to refrain from excessive air conditioning and power use, it has adequate supplies to avoid service interruptions.
Judge orders PG&E to improve records, power line inspections
The conditions, imposed Friday by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, are part of PG&E’s probation after the deadly San Bruno gas pipeline explosion in 2010.
Major Oakland power outage prompts numerous elevator rescues
The outage, which according to PG&E was reported at 5:20 p.m. Sunday, is affecting an area west of Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.
Cal Fire: PG&E power lines started destructive Kincade Fire
According to a Cal Fire, electrical transmission lines owned and operated by the utility, just northeast of Geyserville, are too blame.
PG&E exits bankruptcy, pays $5 billion into wildfire fund
The nation's largest utility announced Wednesday it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and paid $5.4 billion in initial funds and 22.19% of its stock into a trust for victims of wildfires caused by its outdated equipment.
PG&E restoring power to thousands of customers in The Castro
PG&E is reporting a large power outage in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood.
Get ready for more PG&E power shut-offs as California braces for wildfire season
As California prepared for the possibility of a very active wildfire season, PG&E alerted customers to be ready for the possibility of more planned outages, though officials said the next round of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) will look different from previous events.
Judge confirms PG&E bankruptcy exit plan including $25.5B for wildfire losses
The confirmation order signed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali ends the utility's 17 months in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Judge approves Pacific Gas and Electric Co. bankruptcy plan
Saturday's decision is a major win for PG&E.
Judge OKs $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires
The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali clears the way for PG&E to pay $25.5 billion for losses from devastating fires in 2017 and 2018.
PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire
The maximum penalty assessed by Butte County Superior Court Judge Micahel Deems was a mere formality, given that PG&E reached a plea agreement three months ago to resolve manslaughter and other charges.
Judge to rule on bankruptcy plan, PG&E to be sentenced with $4M fine following deadly fire
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in San Francisco on Wednesday tentatively approved PG&E's $58 billion plan for exiting its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Families of California wildfire victims slam PG&E for crimes
The speakers tearfully told of holiday and birthday celebrations that will never be celebrated after their loved ones perished in the November 2018 fire that nearly wiped out Paradise, California.
PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 Camp Fire
PG&E CEO Bill Johnson entered guilty pleas Tuesday on behalf of the company for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire, which was blamed on the company’s crumbling electrical grid.
PG&E to plead guilty to deaths from California wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing in which the nation’s largest utility will be confronted with its history of neglect and greed that culminated in a wildfire that wiped out most of a Northern California town.
Over 2,800 PG&E customers without power in Fremont, several stoplights out
Intersections where traffic signals are out should be treated by drivers as four-way stops, police said.
San Francisco city attorney files legal protest against PG&E plan
PG&E, now in the final phase of Chapter 11 proceedings, filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2019 in the face of billions of dollars of claims for wildfires in the North Bay in 2017 and Butte County in 2018.
PG&E to leave San Francisco for Oakland as it nears resolution of bankruptcy case
The company said it plans to sell its two downtown San Francisco properties to save money on real estate costs, then make the move by 2023.