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...
Cyberattacks on U.S. Utilities Surged 70% This Year, Says Check Point September 12, 2024 By Seher Dareen and Vallari Srivastava U.S. utilities faced a near 70% jump in cyberattacks this year over the same period in 2023, according to data...
Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in U.S. West June 24, 2024 By Mark Chediak Trinity Public Utilities District’s power lines snake through the lower reaches of the Cascade Range, a rugged, remote and densely...
Verdict in Oregon Wildfires Case Highlights Risks Utilities Face amid Climate Change June 20, 2023 By Claire Rush PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating wildfires – and potentially...
GM, Partners to Build 500 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations July 15, 2022 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — A major automaker, large truck stop chain and an electric vehicle charging company are proposing a network...
No Injuries in Roof Collapse of popular Buoy Beer in Astoria June 17, 2022 ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A brewery in Astoria in northwestern Oregon partially has collapsed, with much of its roof caved...
Alabama Utilities Blame ‘Flushable Wipes’ for Clogged Pipes August 3, 2021 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama utility operators are trying to discourage the state’s residents from believing the claims of “flushable...
‘Big Storage’ Is the Next Big Technology in the Climate Fight March 30, 2021 By Eric Roston If the last 10 years of happy developments in solar power, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles have taught us...
California Utilities to Spend Billions to Cut Wildfire Risk February 8, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s largest utilities said Friday that they will spend about $13 billion to reduce the risk...
Viewpoint: Environmental Debt Risk Is Bigger Than Japan’s GDP January 6, 2021 By Tim Quinson The financial risk posed to companies by natural disasters keep growing and growing, and the size of potential losses is...