Massive Wildfire Liabilities Push Utilities to Use AI to Stop Blazes November 25, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Joe Wertz Utilities across the U.S. and Europe are contracting with AI startups to map wildfire risk along thousands of miles of...
Los Angeles County Sues Utility Edison Over Deadly Wildfire March 5, 2025 By Mark Chediak Los Angeles County sued Edison International to recoup its losses from a January wildfire that was one of the most...
Edison Probing Retired Power Line as Possible Start of LA Eaton Fire February 7, 2025 By Mark Chediak Edison International’s utility is looking at whether a power line retired in 1971 started the Eaton wildfire as part of...
California Utility Cuts Power as Strong Winds Pummel State December 7, 2020 By Will Wade Southern California residents are starting off the week in the dark as near-hurricane-force winds batter the state, whipping the flames...
Southern California Could Have Cold Turkey From Power Shutoffs November 25, 2020 By David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan Dry, gusty winds have raised a critical fire threat, prompting Edison International to threaten to cut power to more than...
Fire-Related Power Cuts Spread Outside California for First Time September 8, 2020 By Brian Eckhouse and Mark Chediak It’s no longer just California shutting off power in high-risk fire zones. Oregon’s Portland General Electric Co. on Monday temporarily...
PG&E Fire Insurance Costs Skyrocket After Bankruptcy, Fires July 31, 2020 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. is finding it very costly to buy fire insurance after wildfires triggered by its power lines sent the...
California Virus War Slams Into Its Other Crisis: Wildfires April 28, 2020 By David R Baker and Mark Chediak A crisis California didn’t foresee — the Covid-19 pandemic — is complicating preparations for one that arrives with a vengeance...
Winds Raise Fire Threat as Power Cuts Feared in California November 18, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak Almost 32,000 customers could lose power Sunday as dry, gusty winds whip up critical wildfire conditions across almost 6,000 square...
New California Blaze Erupts as Wildfire Season Refuses to Let Go November 1, 2019 By Christopher Martin and Brian K. Sullivan Southern California is battling yet another wildfire, which has spurred a new round of deliberate blackouts by Edison International and...