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An early morning fire destroyed an abandoned trailer on a farm off Highway 129, then burned through dense vegetation to the edge of the Pajaro River, fire officials reported.

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When most people walk around cities they look up - at flashy signs, at tall buildings.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is expected to announce today that it will seek renewal of its two operating licenses at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric announced Nov. 24 that it has applied to renew its operating license for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Firefighters, from left, David Latoof is assembling his breathing apparatus, Captain Rich Jung came straight from work in his nursing scrubs and Assistant Chief Ed O'Brien, standing.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Tuesday that it will try to renew the operating licenses of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central California coast, potentially keeping the facility open through 2045.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said today it is seeking a 20-year extension on the life of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo.

Watch your energy use. No, literally watch your energy use. Your television. Starting in 2011, energy efficiency requirements will increase on all televisions sold in California.

Over the next 12 months, carmakers will introduce several new plug-in electric vehicles.

It was a hot summer in Bakersfield and Pacific Gas and Electric has raised rates twice in the past 13 months.

The number of low-income households cut off by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after they fell behind on their utility bills jumped 75 percent this year, according to a state report released Thursday.

The California Energy Commission approved the nation's first energy efficiency standards for televisions.

In an attempt to reduce energy use for television sets, California will set new regulations for televisions sold after January 1, 2011.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. a ' California regulators adopted the nationa TMs first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching to power-hungry, wide-view, flat-screen, high-definition sets.

In a move that brings California's pioneering greenhouse gas reduction drive into the living room, state regulators Wednesday approved limits on how much energy televisions can consume, citing the increased use of power-guzzling flat-panel sets.

The California Energy Commission voted 5-0 in favor of new power consumption rules for big screen televisions.

Environmental activist and motivational speaker Erin Brockovich was instrumental obtaining the largest toxic tort injury settlement in U.S. history with the case against Pacific Gas and Electric and since then has encouraged people to stand up and make a difference.

Executives at NextLight Renewable Power have long planned to construct a massive solar energy project in Yuma County, Ariz.

After decades of design neglect, the next wave of solar gear finally gets a blast of style.