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PG&E Moves Forward With Shutoffs For 150,000 Customers Wednesday
PG&E may cut power to parts of 16 counties on Wednesday morning.
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PG&E may cut power to parts of 16 counties on Wednesday morning.
Ahead of the shutoffs, some districts and schools will be closed on Wednesday, November 20.
It would be the fifth time this year for many people. This time around, keeping warm when the power is off is a big concern.
The CEO of the nation's largest utility faced angry California lawmakers Monday over the company's decision to turn off power for millions of people to prevent its outdated equipment from starting wildfires.
PG&E may implement another Public Safety Power Shutoff in 22 counties this Wednesday. The shutoff would affect approximately 264,000 customers.
PG&E said they are monitoring a potentially strong wind event expected mid-week that may bring more shutoffs to customers in the Sierra Foothills, North Valley and North Bay.
The CEO of the nation's largest utility is expected to face angry California lawmakers on Monday over the company's decision to turn off power for millions of people to prevent its outdated equipment from starting wildfires.
Placerville had busy sidewalks Saturday as customers helped small businesses left powerless during the recent PG&E public safety shutdowns.
Many people are getting their first round of PG&E bills since the October Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and they're noticing charges they say shouldn't be there.
California regulators opened a formal investigation Wednesday into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of the state.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping up pressure on Pacific Gas & Electric to fork over billions more in cash to pay thousands of people who lost homes in wildfires that drove the utility into bankruptcy.
Santa Rosa brewery Shady Oak Barrel House came under fire last week after releasing a new beer called "F--- PG&E."
Power surges and shutoffs have wreaked havoc for thousands of senior citizens in Rio Vista.
PG&E is reporting substantial losses for the third quarter, driven by catastrophic wildfires that have been blamed on the utility's outdated transmission lines.
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the chief executive of a troubled utility to his office on Tuesday for a closed-door meeting as the company struggles to emerge from a high-profile bankruptcy.
PG&E is drowning in controversy over a long-buried gas line that floated to the surface near Mildred Island, damaging some boats.
Deputies in San Joaquin County are calling on the U.S. Coast Guard after an out-of-service PG&E pipe apparently caused a boat crash.
Many flocked to the foothills to help small businesses recoup their losses from the PG&E power shutoffs.
After multiple power shutoffs and the looming threat of more to come, some Bay Area property owners have had enough and are exploring ways of getting themselves off the power grid.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that he wants to speed up the troubled Pacific Gas & Electric bankruptcy case so the company can be restructured in time for next year's wildfire season.
Some PG&E employees have received death threats in response to the shutoffs, PG&E CEO Bill Johnson said Wednesday.
An Amador County school just can't catch a break when it comes to power. Just moments after PG&E turned the lights back on at Ione Elementary, they lost it again.
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Governor Gavin Newsom is sounding off on the local businesses affected by the PG&E shutoffs.
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