Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Utility Says Power Lines May Have Started 2 California Fires

The Associated Press

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, the utility…

National & International

California Wildfires Erupt In LA, Burn In Wine Country

The Associated Press

SANTA ROSA, California — Firefighters battled destructive wildfires in Northern California wine country and on the west side of Los Angeles on Monday,…

National & International

Bigger, Longer Blackouts Could Lie Ahead In California

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — A wildfire in California wine country that may have been caused by a high-voltage transmission line called into question Pacific Gas &…

National & International

California Regulator Criticizes Utility Over Power Outages

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — California's top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called "failures in execution" during the…

National & International

Power Coming Back In Northern California, Fire Danger Eases

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The lights were back on Friday for more than half of the nearly 2 million Northern California residents who lost electricity after the…

National & International

Lights Out: Power Cut In California To Prevent Deadly Fires

The Associated Press

SONOMA, Calif. — More than a million people in California were without electricity Wednesday as the state's largest utility pulled the plug to prevent a…