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Ben Margot, File/AP PhotoPacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday. -
Manola Secaira/CapRadioThe decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change.
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High electric bills consumed 65% of a rural Lassen County grocery store’s profit last year. Owners say they may close the store because of PG&E rate hikes. -
About 16 million people in California will see their electric and gas bills go up by an average of more than $32 per month over next year in part so that one of the nation's largest utility companies can bury more of its power lines to reduce the chances of starting wildfires -
If you’re a Pacific Gas &Electric customer, a decision this week by the California Public Utilities Commission could have an impact on your monthly energy bills and your overall bottom line. -
As the climate warms, the risks of major wildfires are growing, and PacifiCorp is not the only utility to face blame for their role in sparking them. -
Two days after jurors in Multnomah County found that the utility PacifiCorp was to blame for wildfires in 2020, they ordered the company to pay punitive damages. -
Granted an exemption, Pacific Gas & Electric will now seek a 20-year permit — but state officials only want the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open through 2030 to smooth the transition to renewable energy. -
The utility Pacific Gas & Electric doesn’t have enough power capacity for new development projects in southern Humboldt county. -
United States Forest Service officials have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the Mosquito Fire, according to a new filing by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). -
A group of environmental organizations has filed a notice to sue Pacific Gas & Electric over declining fish species in California’s Eel River. -
Pacific Gas & Electric also agreed to submit to five years of oversight. The company didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement. -
Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says. -
Since 2017 Pacific Gas & Electric has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires that destroyed more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people.
