Tag: Pacific Gas and Electric
PG&E Promises To Improve Communications After Backlash From Governor, PUC, Citizens
Pacific Gas and Electric has responded to criticism over shutting down power to over two million people in Northern California last week, promising that it will get better getting in touch with customers during future blackouts. In a letter to...
No Power And Little Patience: How The Power Shutoffs Are Testing The Elderly In Northern California
All this week across Northern California a power shutoff has been in place to prevent wildfires. Dry conditions and windy conditions are the perfect fire starter if a line goes down, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) didn’t want to...
Lawsuit: California Utility Customers Forced to Bail Out Utilities for Wildfires They Cause
‘AB 1054 was enacted to serve the primary private purpose of bailing out investor owned utilities from the billions of dollars in damages from catastrophic wildfires they imprudently caused.’ A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court in California...