PG&E facility aims to lower utility bills

Many consumers believe that all Pacific Gas and Electric can do these days is raise prices on electricity and natural gas.

Power outage leaves dozens of San Jose nursing home residents without heat, lights

Crews worked Monday to restore electric service to a South San Jose nursing home that lost power Saturday, when a power transmission point on the property, blew.

Ski gear and windshield wipers moving with latest storm

Windshield wipers are flying off shelves, but this latest round of wet weather is great news for skiers headed up to Tahoe.

Dangerous waves attract surfers, prompt weather alerts

Tourists were drawn to the Bay Area to catch a glimpse of the large waves, courtesy of Friday’s storm, when high surf and coastal flooding were a concern.

Bay Area prepares for next round of rain, coastal flood risk

The Bay Area spent Tuesday afternoon preparing for another round of rain after a soaking wet couple of days.

18,000 PG&E customers lose power over equipment failure

Thousands of PG&E customers in the San Jose area lost power on Monday afternoon, according to PG&E.

PG&E asks for another rate hike due to climate change

Climate change has aggravated inflation, but nowhere more than with Pacific Gas & Electric, the first major utility to deal with far more effects of extreme weather related to fire and floods. 

Ratepayers share frustration over PG&E rate hike

CPUC voted on PG&E's “massive” rate hike. It also approved a proposal to take away many benefits given to solar power system owners to increase utility company incomes even further. 

Former East Bay lawyer convicted of embezzling from 2006 fire victims

An attorney formerly of Alamo was convicted Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez of embezzling $400,000 from clients he represented against PG&E for damages from a 2006 fire.   

South Bay engineer arraigned in court on federal charges for blowing up PG&E transformers

A San Jose man was arraigned on a previous indictment for bombing two Pacific Gas and Electric transformers late last year and at the beginning of this year, officials say.

State regulators push back on PG&E’s undergrounding plan

State regulators are opposing Pacific Gas & Electric's proposal to bury thousands of miles of power lines in areas prone to fires. PG&E aims to complete the extensive burial project by 2026, but needs the approval of state regulators to raise rates to pay for the estimated $6 billion project.

Thousands of PG&E customers without power in Oakland

Pacific Gas and Electric is reporting thousands of customers are without power in Oakland Tuesday evening.