EXPLAINED: 4 | Rare Historical Photos

PG&E must pay $150 million for role in deadly 2020 Fire

California regulators ordered PG&E Corp. to pay $150 million in total penalties for its role in starting a deadly 2020 wildfire.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023

PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland

Portland General Electric, the utility that serves Portland, Oregon, plans to announce Friday it is putting in 400 MW of power, the second-largest battery storage installation in the United States

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

California’s Methane Climate Solution Rewards Dairy Gas. Other States Take a Harder Line.

Incentives for cow manure methane prop up gas infrastructure — can California do better?

Capital & Main · Apr 26, 2023

Thousands of California residents plunged into darkness due to fire at PG&E substation

The outage caused security lines at the Oakland airport to come to a standstill

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Power slowly returns after outage, fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland

A transformer caught fire Sunday afternoon at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in East Oakland, California, cutting power to tens of thousands of people across the East Bay.

Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023

Power cut to 50,000 customers amid fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland

A transformer caught fire Sunday afternoon at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in East Oakland, cutting power to tens of thousands of people across the East Bay.

Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023

The gas bill is $907.13? Sticker shock for Californians as prices soar

LOS ANGELES — Brent Eldridge had heard that prices for natural gas were high this winter, but nothing prepared him for how bad it could be.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze

A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Soaring California natural gas prices could bring higher electricity bills this summer

In the wake of skyrocketing gas rates, a utility company executive suggested that hikes in natural gas costs could lead to higher electricity bills this summer.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 8, 2023

Two bald eagles nested in a pine for years. A utility company tried to chop it down

The fight to save the birds’ habitat ignites old frustrations over California’s engagement with tribal communities

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2023