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...
State Farm Pilot Uses Sensors to Detect Wiring Defects That Can Cause Fires November 16, 2020 By Jim Sams State Farm is sending sensors that can detect hazards in electric wiring to 40,000 homeowners in California, Arizona and Texas...
More Fire-Prevention Power Shutoffs Possible in California October 22, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — Electricity may be shut off to about 54,000 Northern California utility customers this week to try to...
California Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Fire Danger October 16, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO — More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to...
As California Burns, the Winds Arrive and the Lights Go Out September 9, 2020 By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — Wildfires churned through bone-dry California on Tuesday after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a...
Slew of Outages Lingers in Tri-State Area Four Days After Storm August 10, 2020 By Jennifer Peltz NEW YORK — More than 695,000 homes and businesses in the New York tri-state area were still without electricity at...
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...
Tree Falls on Garage, 19 Sent to Hospitals July 7, 2020 PASADENA, Md. — A large tree toppled onto a detached garage in a Maryland neighborhood where people attending a child’s...
PG&E Says Bankruptcy Court Approves its Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan June 22, 2020 By Kanishka Singh PG&E Corp said its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern...
Get Ready for More, Longer Blackouts April 14, 2020 By Will Wade and Chris Martin By mid-Monday morning, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in...