Bay Area flower growers face skyrocketing natural gas prices
One of the Bay Area’s oldest flower producers is facing hard decisions between heat and employees. A lot of California businesses are getting sticker shock when they get their natural gas bills.
Solar advocates rally to stop policy change that would reduce rebates
Dozens rallied in the rain in San Francisco Thursday over the future of rooftop solar as California regulators proposed changes to incentives for home solar systems.
San Francisco assesses rain-storm damage, North Bay spared major outages
San Francisco is asking people to clear those catch basins if they see any debris that could slow the drainage of water from the next storm. Meanwhile, the North Bay was spared mass outages.
December storm comes with freeze warning, potential floods & power outages
Bay Area residents are bracing for Thursday's storm that brings the potential for flooding, strong gusts, power outages, and freezing temperatures.
SF crews repair ruptured water and gas pipelines after evacuations on busy street
San Francisco Fire Crews responded to the call at 2:38 p.m. Monday about a water main break at the intersection of Union and Fillmore Streets. When they arrived they found the area had turned into swirling river of muddy water, flooding the street and the basement of one building.
Regulators propose $155M fine for PG&E for 2020 wildfire
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.
PG&E monitors windy conditions to decide whether to shut down power for safety
PG&E has been monitoring high winds trying to decided whether to initiate it’s first Public Safety Power Shutoff of the year. PSPS events, as they’re known, are a safety measure to try and prevent fires in the event trees, branches or debris bring down power lines.
PG&E warns of possible shutoffs in Northern California
Pacific Gas and Electric notified customers that parts of Northern California, including Napa and Lake counties, could be left in the dark this weekend.
Shelter-in-place in effect in Novato due to downed power lines
Officials have alerted the public of a shelter-in-place order in effect for part of Novato Wednesday afternoon due to downed power lines.
Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment.
Hurricane Ian causes tornados and power outages in Florida
Power outages, downed trees, and tornados gave Florida residents a preview of the Hurricane Ian's destructive power as it barreled toward the eastern Gulf Coast overnight Tuesday with a potential Cat 4 force.
San Jose mayor wants PG&E to prevent outages, blown transformers
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said he's holding PG&E accountable for this week's power outages, caused by blown transformers.
California faces wildfires, heat and likely rain, flooding
Forces were beginning to collide in California on Thursday as wildfires threatened communities, an epic heat wave stressed the electrical grid and as moisture from a hurricane was expected to bring thunderstorms and floods along with cooling.
Power grid strained by heat, nearly 7,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Francisco
Nearly 7,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in San Francisco lost power Thursday afternoon, as a historic heat wave has stifled the Bay Area since the Labor Day holiday weekend.
California power outages: what you need to know
Get information about power outages and possible rolling blackouts in the Bay Area and California.
PG&E says overheating transformers cause outages for 40,000 customers
The streak of extreme heat in the Bay Area plunged thousands of people into darkness Monday as power outages sent PG&E crews rushing to repair overtaxed transformers that began to fail due to the high temperatures.
Half a million PG&E customers braced for potential rotating outages, conservation efforts pay off
PG&E says 525,000 people were given advanced notice on Tuesday afternoon that they could lose power as part of a rolling outage.
Extreme heat takes a toll on Bay Area infrastructure
As the Bay Area is in the grip of an ongoing heatwave, crews monitor for problems with infrastructure on roads, airports, trains and the electrical system.
Damaged wooden power pole caused North Bay power outage: PG&E
PG&E says the cause of Wednesday's power outage that impacted some 6,000 customers in Healdsburg, Geyserville, and Cloverdale, was likely a damaged wooden power pole that appeared to have been hit by a vehicle.
Downed power line starts brush fire in Novato, causes panic at RV park
Marion Coleman said he was heating up a plate of spaghetti in his RV at the Novato RV Park on Armstrong Avenue when the power went out and he saw people running.