California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) reported increased natural gas revenues and progress with wildfire prevention and gas infrastructure goals as its management touts a new direction for the company. The San Francisco-based combination utility set a series of wildfire mitigation and financial goals starting in 2022, which CEO Patti Poppe said were off…
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PG&E Equipment Potentially Linked to Raging Dixie Fire
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) on Sunday told California regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the ignition of the now raging Dixie Fire in part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Northern California. A PG&E field employee reported a blown fuse on PG&E’s Bucks Creek 1101 12-kV overhead distribution circuit,…
SDG&E Outlines Wildfire Preparedness for California Regulators
California officials are predicting another difficult wildfire season in California, but San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) CEO Caroline Winn said the combination utility expects that planned outages will unfold smoothly this year. Winn spoke on Monday during a virtual hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which is hearing how the major…
California OKs Microgrid Program for Planned Wildfire-Related Power Outages
California regulators last Thursday approved a multi-billion-dollar microgrid program accelerating short-term actions to lessen the impact of planned wildfire preventive grid shutdowns by the state’s major investor-owned utilities (IOUs).
California Utilities Said Facing Fewer Wildfire Financial Risks
While the physical risks of California wildfires are projected to increase, actions by courts, lawmakers and regulators over the past 12 months have lowered the state’s financial exposure, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
PG&E Bankruptcy Exit Gains Approval from Creditors
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and its parent company last Friday gained approval to reorganize and exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including approval from the wildfire victims, with more than 85% voting in favor of the plan.
CPUC Approves PG&E’s $1.9B Wildfire Penalty; Delays Safety Assessment
California regulators on Thursday unanimously slapped a $1.9 billion penalty on Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) for its role in thehorrific wildfiresthat ravaged Northern California in 2017 and 2018, and separately postponed until the Fall a vote on a long-standing investigation of the San Francisco-based combination utility’s safety culture.
PG&E Reorganization OK’d by Bankruptcy Court with $13.5B Settlement Unchanged
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco on Tuesday approved the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E)revised reorganization planand left unchanged the $13.5 billion settlement signed late last year.
PG&E Reorganization OK’d by Bankruptcy Court with $13.5B Settlement Unchanged
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco on Tuesday approved the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E)revised reorganization planand left unchanged the $13.5 billion settlement signed late last year.
California Utilities Urged to Step Up Wildfire Mitigation
California’s major utilities have been told to continue pushing forward with enhanced wildfire mitigation plans despite statewide shelter-in-place mandates regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.