Electra Fire burning 100 miles from Bay Area can impact utilities in region
Beyond the damage to property and habitat, real and threatened, the Electra Fire is causing in the Sierra foothill. the Bay Area could see consequences coming from it to water and power. In effect. a fire a hundred miles from here can impact power and water supplies right here.
Vehicle stuck in sinkhole as a result of water main break in Kensington
A water main break in Kensington has resulted in a vehicle getting stuck in a large sinkhole Wednesday, East Bay Municipal Utility District says.
PG&E fined $1.27M for failure to fix corroding pipes
PG&E received a $1.27 million fine and citation for failing to promptly fix problems with corrosion prevention systems in its natural gas pipelines, the California Public Utilities Commission announced on Friday.
Stanford cancels classes and day camps because of power outage
Stanford University cancelled all classes, conferences, and day camps on Wednesday due to the ongoing power outage brought by damaged PG&E equipment.
PG&E moves power underground in plan to bury 10,000 miles
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is working on an ambitious project to bury thousands of miles of power lines in an effort to prevent igniting fires with its equipment and avoid shutting down electricity during hot and windy weather.
California utilities fined $22M over 2020 power shutoffs
California utilities will be fined more than $22 million for the “poor execution" of widespread power shutoffs two years ago that were designed to prevent devastating wildfires, the state's Public Utilities Commission announced Wednesday.
PG&E pleads not guilty in deadly 2020 Zogg wildfire in Northern California
PG&E was arraigned on 31 criminal counts and enhancements, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, after being accused of recklessly starting the Zogg Fire. The utility pleaded not guilty.
Firefighters battle brush fire in Contra Costa County
Firefighters in Brentwood battled a fast-moving brush fire Thursday afternoon where 200 acres burned, officials say.
PG&E warns of possible outages, urges preparation for Friday heat
PG&E is encouraging customers around the Bay Area to prepare for excessive heat on Friday that could contribute to power outages.
PG&E's monumental effort to bury power lines gets underway
PG&E is burying so many lines, an airliner would need 17 hours to fly the distance non-stop. How far is 10,000 miles? "t's the distance from San Francisco to Capetown, South Africa.
PG&E using batteries to quell carbon and prevent blackouts
PG&E says it's taking on global warming so increasing heat does not cause air conditioners to crash the grid. The utility dedicated a system today at the site of an old power plant no longer in operation.
Car crash possibly caused wildfire in Contra Costa County
A car that slammed into a utility pole possibly sparked a fire that burned 92 acres on a Contra Costa County hillside on Monday, according to PG&E.
Peak fire season officially underway in the North Bay
Another red flag warning comes just as Cal Fire's nearest retardant tanker base officially opened for peak season with a number of calls and crew training for what's shaping up to be a furious fire season.
Large power outage reported affecting 3,800 PG&E customers
Pacific Gas & Electric is reporting a large power outage currently affecting approximately 3,800 customers in Calistoga, the utility announced at 6:52 p.m. on Tuesday.
PG&E employees injured testing gas line in Calistoga
Pacific Gas and Electric says two of its employees were injured Friday while testing a gas line in Calistoga.
PG&E profits soar, but so do customer bills
PG&E reaped $475 million in profits from January to March after the company imposed steep rate hikes in
Corporate executives receive cyberwarfare warning from federal agencies
Multiple federal agencies issued a warning to corporate executives and their computer security departments. It says that an unnamed attacker has released malicious, invasive computer programs capable of gaining "full system access" to multiple industrial control systems, especially utility systems.
Winds knock out power to thousands around Bay Area
Strong winds were blamed for power outages affecting more than 9,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area and an additional 14,000 across California on Monday.
PG&E to pay $55 million to settle two wildfire cases
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Monday struck a $55 million settlement with six county prosecutors, which puts the beleaguered utility under five years of independent oversight and ends criminal probes into two wildfires.
Students can decompress in a garden at a new East Oakland schoolyard
Until Thursday, Markham Elementary was the only elementary school in Oakland without a playground.