Pacific Gas and Electric News

Strikes against just nine key substations during a period of peak usage would be enough to leave the country dark for weeks or possibly months, according to an article by Rebecca Smith of The Wall Street Journal.

Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation District Chief Executive Officer Jack Crider confirmed today that Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Nearly 3,000 residents had their power knocked out at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday in the south part of the city along Highway 101, according to Pacific Gas and Electric.

As part of its ongoing commitment to renewable energy education and powering California's future, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced 37 recipients who will receive Bright Ideas Grants totaling more than $255,000.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. company reported two power outages today, one in Arcata and the other in Ferndale, affecting more than 3,000 customers.

CleanPowerSF, the stalled public power program created to launch alternative energy to compete with PG&E, will not be making a return appearance anytime soon in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee said at Tuesday's Question Time with the Board of Supervisors.

Novato's Fire Fighter Chefs joined forces with Novato Youth Center's Middle School Youth on March 6th to offer a spicy and fun cook-off for the community while raising funds to support youth programs in Novato.

In February, Citizens for Tax Justice published the results of its report on "The Sorry State of Corporate Taxes," which surveyed the effective tax rate at nearly 300 of the country's largest corporations between 2008 and 2012.

The drought hammering much of California will eventually come to an end, but the long-term water dilemmas facing Tuolumne County will remain.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on PCG. Analysts at Ned Davis Research upgraded shares of PG&E Co.

A downed power line sparked a small structure fire Monday evening in the 200 block of Vine Street in Paso Robles, leading to the evacuation of nearby homes.

Although San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood is mostly rebuilt three and half years after the 2010 Pacific Gas and Electric Company pipeline explosion and fire, the City Council will be deciding which neighborhood projects are top priority since more money has been spent from a $50 million trust established by PG&E than anticipated.

Solar and geothermal resources led the new utility-scale electric generating capacity installed in the U.S. in January 2014, according to a report by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission .

Prompted by last year's sniper attack on a PG&E substation last year, a state senator is calling on state utility companies to improve security at vulnerable utility plants.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY.

The Livingston County Sheriff's Office has an alert for homeowners and landlords.

State Sen. Jerry Hill announced legislation Monday that he said would require utilities to develop security plans to prevent attacks like one that caused more than $15 million in damage to a PG&E substation near San Jose last April.

A Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a bill that seeks to prevent attacks such as the sabotage last year of one of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has awarded a $15,000 "Bright Ideas" grant to two teachers at Napa's Vintage High School , recognizing both for "innovation in renewable energy education."

I've been meaning to note the proposed rate changes that PG&E wants to make since last week.