PG&E Probing Whether Cables at Risk of Failing and Causing Fires December 2, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. is trying to determine whether other jumper cables along its system may be susceptible to failure after one...
California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts November 22, 2019 By Andrew Hay California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires...
PG&E Cutting Power to 150,000 Customers in New Mass Blackout November 20, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. is moving forward on cutting power to about 150,000 customers starting early Wednesday in the latest mass blackout...
PG&E Is Dubious of Fire Victim’s Claim for a 500-Pound Emerald November 19, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. says it has found suspicious monetary claims by victims of California’s wildfires, including one from a man who...
Wildfires Force Businesses to Prepare for Disruption November 15, 2019 By Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK — The wildfires that are rampant this time of year in California force small business owners to be...
California Governor Newsom Is Fielding More PG&E Takeover Calls November 14, 2019 By David R. Baker and Romy Varghese For California Governor Gavin Newsom, sitting back and watching PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy run its course is no longer an option....
PG&E Faces Strict Probation Judge After Massive Kincade Fire November 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt For the first time since a fire last month scorched 77,758 acres of northern California, PG&E Corp. returns to the...
PG&E Sees Up to $6.3 Billion in Costs From Fires, Bankruptcy November 7, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Will Wade PG&E Corp., the California, that went bankrupt in January after its equipment sparked deadly wildfires, expects as much as $6.3...
Wildfire Forecasters Race to Stay Ahead of Unpredictable Flames November 6, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Predicting what a wildfire will do is no simple matter. When the Getty wildfire erupted in California a week ago,...
There’s No Easy Way to End California’s Bedeviling Blackouts November 4, 2019 By David R. Baker California residents who were incredulous after the head of PG&E Corp. signaled a decade more of blackouts face an unnerving...