The order requires, among other things, for PG&E to submit within 90 days a “corrective action plan."

Even low-income residents enrolled in the California Alternate Rates for Energy program paid more than the average American.

PG&E said blackouts would last just a few hours, but many San Jose residents said they were left without power for much longer than that.

Some critics are calling for specific changes in the plan, especially tighter rules for oversight of finances and safety upgrades.

Based on 2018-19 K-12 public school enrollment data, roughly 1.2 million children in California lack digital access.

Additionally, the utility will appoint a “chief transition officer” and begin a process to sell the company, according to recent news reports.

If some California lawmakers have their way, there will be many more such systems to generate power.

Sam Liccardo announced this week that he’s garnered support for the idea from 114 elected leaders in 58 cities and 10 counties. 

A coalition of city leaders is urging the CPUC to restructure PG&E from an investor-run company to one that’s customer-owned. 

The public safety power shutoff, which is being enacted by the utility giant to curb fire risk, is expected to last from Saturday to Monday.

Locals who’ve kept a close eye on the company, however, say regulators failed to determine whether the tie-up serves the public interest.

We caught up with the CEO to better understand energy storage in the face of future blackouts and an aging distribution system.

Officials want people to avoid driving in blackout areas and to remember that powered-off traffic lights render intersections a four-way stop.

On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers.

PG&E may be solvent, but it is facing a cash flow problem as a byproduct of $30 billion in potential liabilities from a series of catastrophic fires.

Mention PG&E to Victor Porter, and the response is nothing like the bland non-opinion most Americans have of their utility provider.