Pacific Gas and Electric crews are working to get ahead of wildfires in the Los Angeles area to protect the power grid from spreading flames. Crews are clearing areas around powerlines and treating the areas with fire retardant to protect each pole.
Investigators are scouring video footage, witness testimony and debris to identify the origins of two deadly fires.
The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan, ignoring requests that the decision be delayed.
An unplanned power outage on the San Francisco Peninsula is impacting approximately 36,000 customers Thursday morning, according to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. As of 10:10
Pacific Gas and Electric says their 240 person mutual-assistance effort is in support of customers of Southern California Edison, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California
Sharper Shape, a leader in T&D utility asset management and grid resiliency solutions, has entered into a 5-year software agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for use of
PacificLight Power—backed by Indonesian billionaire Anthoni Salim’s Hong Kong-listed First Pacific—has won a $735 million contract to build and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas power plant in Singapore.
Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are. calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility in Moss Landing to stay offline until officials
A county hotline has also been established for residents to call officials with any questions about the air quality and best practices for keeping safe.
A fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery plants reignited Friday afternoon. Officials say the evacuation order has been lifted, but advise residents to limit outdoor exposure in abundance of caution.
MOSS LANDING — Flames and smoke in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County largely were just smoldering late Friday morning following a major fire at a battery storage plant that brought evacuations, closing Highway 1.