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LA County, Pasadena Sue So Cal Edison Alleging Equipment Started Eaton Fire

March 6, 2025 2:45 amMarch 6, 2025 2:46 am

Los Angeles County and the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre filed lawsuits against utility company Southern California Edison (SCE) on Wednesday, alleging that company equipment sparked the destructive Eaton fire in January. According to the Los Angeles County suit,...

Will California’s Wildfire Failures Usher in a Common Sense Political Era?

January 15, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 15, 2025 2:56 am

The eye-opening failures we’ve witnessed in the Pacific Palisades and Los Angeles fires could potentially occur all over the state. Because, it boils down to a top-to-bottom lack of leadership. This lack-of-leadership stems from hidden agendas, which stem from incompetent...

Several Lawsuits Filed Against Southern California Edison Over Eaton Fire

January 14, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 14, 2025 6:21 am

Multiple lawsuits were filed against electric services company Southern California Edison Monday, alleging that the company failed to prevent the Eaton Fire that has raged in the Altadena-Pasadena area for the past week. Since Tuesday of last week, the Eaton...

SoCal Edison to Pay $80 Million In Settlement Over 2017 Thomas Wildfire

February 28, 2024 2:33 amFebruary 28, 2024 6:32 am

The United States Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California announced this week that the electric utility company Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison) has agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a lawsuit on behalf of the U.S. Forest...

Report from CPUC Public Advocate Finds CA Residential Electricity Prices More than 2X the National Average

October 27, 2023 11:36 amOctober 27, 2023 2:05 pm

We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results in our monthly electricity bills. The Public Advocates Office at the California...

Income Based Electric Rate System Proposed by California Energy Companies

April 15, 2023 2:45 amApril 16, 2023 8:14 am

Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric filed a proposal on Thursday that would install a fixed-rate electric bill system for those under the three largest power companies in the state. As part of...

CPUC Fines Utility Companies Over $22 Million For Planned Power Outage Violations in 2020

June 17, 2022 12:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that it will be fining Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) over a combined $22 million for violating Public Safety Power...