Tag Archives: PG&E

It’s been a year since Pacific Gas and Electric Company left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That exit deal included a promised $ 13.5 billion settlement to pay victims of wildfires that were caused by the company’s equipment. The deal represented a milestone to fire survivors, PG&E interim CEO Bill Smith …

Pacific Gas and Electric, the primary utility provider in the Central Valley, filed for bankruptcy last month leaving questions about what this means for California’s renewable energy industry. Many renewable energy companies contract with PG&E, but as the company’s assets are examined, those contracts could be changed. This could also …

Officials with Pacific, Gas and Electric are warning Mariposa-area residents of phone scams targeting victims of the Detwiler Fire. PG&E has taken reports from residents and law enforcement of customers … Click to Continue »

Pacific Gas & Electric is reporting a power outage to more than 500 customers in central Merced. The outage began about 2:45 p.m. and is affecting 588 customers between Olive … Click to Continue »

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a meeting in Merced on Thursday. The commission will be asked to approve a rate increase by Pacific Gas and Electric and to … Click to Continue »

The start of the month marks the first time that cannabis growers in the state can receive agricultural energy rates from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. FM89’s Ezra David Romero explains. Even though recreational marijuana can’t be sold in California until 2018 PG&E is now allowing current farmers growing …

A judge says the court has no jurisdiction to interfere in testing of the PG&E pipeline involved in an explosion in Northwest Fresno. Attorneys tried to file a restraining order on the testing. Arguing there was little transparency since the California Public Utilities Commission would not allow it to be …

Lawsuits are now surfacing less than a week after that massive gas line explosion in Northwest Fresno.  Sam Ouk, a Fresno County inmate who sustained burns, is now suing PG&E and could possibly sue Fresno county as well.   The litigation battles have begun.  Wednesday, Fresno attorney Butch Wagner filed a …

Six people remain hospitalized on Sunday night following Friday’s massive gas line explosion in Northwest Fresno. PG&E crews are getting ready to repair that damaged 12-inch gas transmission pipeline at the Fresno County Peace Officers Range, and said it is waiting for the California Public Utilities Commission to remove the …