Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report May 8, 2024 By JAYME LOZANO CARVER, The Texas Tribune A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the...
Hawaii Electric Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults Firefighters August 30, 2023 By ENNIFER McDERMOTT and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement August 23, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian...
Hawaiian Electric Faces Scrutiny, Lawsuits Over Deadly Maui Wildfire August 15, 2023 Hawaiian Electric Industries’ shares plunged nearly 40% to a 13-year low in early trading on Monday amid growing scrutiny over...
PG&E Faces Lawsuits, Coverage Questions After More California Wildfires December 11, 2018 Homeowners living in Paradise, Calif., are just now returning home after a devastating wildfire caused up to $10 billion in...
Utility Requested Rate Hike Last Month Over California Fires November 20, 2018 By JONATHAN J. COOPER, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and GARANCE BURKE A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S....
California Woman Got Email From Utility About Issue a Day Before Fire November 15, 2018 By MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE A day before a deadly blaze destroyed a California town, the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. got in...
In a Proactive Move, PG&E Cuts Power to 60,000 to Prevent Wildfires October 16, 2018 By David R. Baker PG&E Corp. deliberately left customers in the dark for the first time as a precaution to prevent wildfires from breaking...
California Lawmakers Consider Plan to Alter Utility Liability for Wildfires August 13, 2018 By SOPHIA BOLLAG California lawmakers raised concerns Thursday that a proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown to shield electrical utilities from some financial liability...