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Overly Odorized Gas Blamed For Stench

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. blamed too much mercaptan in gas for a rotten-egg stench many customers smelled.

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Related Topix: Energy, Video, Environmental

Wed Nov 11, 2009

CBS 5

Digging Crew Ruptures Gas Main In San Francisco

A gas main break was reported Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Energy

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KTVU

PG&E Vault Fire Causes Outage In Daly City, SF

A power outage is affecting approximately 6,350 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in northern Daly City and southern San Francisco, a utility spokesman said.

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Related Topix: Daly City, CA, Energy, San Francisco, CA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Fast Company

Who Wins Under a Cap-and-Trade System?

The idea behind the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions is simple: Energy companies that rely mostly on oil and coal will have to pony up big bucks, while those who rely on more diversified forms of power will benefit.

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Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Exxon Mobil, Oil & Gas, Business News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Hundreds lose power in San Rafael in utility pole fire

Utility crews work on a power pole that caught fire Friday in the Andersen Drive area of San Rafael.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, Energy

Thu Nov 05, 2009

MuniWireless.com

Are smart meters a oethievesa ? Bakersfield thinks so

There's a bit of controversy in Bakersfield, California over the smart meters installed by Pacific Gas & Electric .

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Related Topix: Bakersfield Metro, Bakersfield, CA, Energy, Weather

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sacramento Business Journal

PG&E loses solar agreement

A contract to supply power from a 177-megawatt solar farm to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

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Related Topix: Energy, San Luis Obispo Metro, San Luis Obispo, CA

ElectricNet

PG&E To Buy 500 Megawatts Of Clean Solar Power From NextEra And...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently announced that it has contracted with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources and Abengoa Solar for delivery of a total of 500 megawatts of clean solar power.

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Related Topix: Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Kicking Tires

Plug-ins, the Electric Grid and You, Part II

Yesterday, we shared two divergent opinions from electric utility execs about how prepared the infrastructure may be for the proliferation of plug-in cars.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Energy, Mini Cooper, Mini, Tesla Roadster, Pacific-Palisades, CA, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

Atwater Signal

PG&E to give $588K solar energy rebate to Hilltop Ranch

Pacific Gas and Electric Company said Hilltop Ranch, Inc. will receive a $588,000 incentive rebate through the California Solar Initiative program for a 574-kilowatt solar project at its headquarters in Merced County.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Merced County, CA, CPU

Mon Nov 02, 2009

PR-inside.com

Iberdrola Renewables Lauds Governor, PG&E for Rooftop Solar Efforts

Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. today applauded Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pacific Gas & Electric for their efforts to increase rooftop solar installations in PG&Ea s service territory.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Energy

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Reporter

Wind causes damage, outages

High winds knocked around Solano County on Tuesday, downing tree limbs and resulting in outages throughout the county.

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Related Topix: Weather, Solano County, CA, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Energy, Vacaville, CA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Desert Sun

Utilities: Wildfire insurance costs killing us

Southern California Edison is among utilities asking the California Public Utilities Commission for permission to include the costs of wildfire insurance and claims in rate increases.

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Related Topix: Energy, California

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Bizjournals

Third quarter good to Calpine

Power provider Calpine Corp. on Friday said third-quarter earnings rose 75 percent.

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Related Topix: Calpine, Energy

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KGO-AM 810 NewsTalk

Switch Problem at Coastal Nuclear Plant

Investigators are looking into improper switch settings at California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant that could have interfered with the cooling of one of its two reactors during an emergency.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Energy

Salinas Californian

Wires fall in Prunedale, spark small blaze

North Monterey County firefighters have controlled a pair of small fires this afternoon, at least one of which was sparked when wires fell.

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Related Topix: Prunedale, CA, Monterey County, CA, Energy

Wed Oct 28, 2009

RecordNET

Electrical fire at south Stockton motel displaces residents

An electrical fire at a south Stockton motel left 15 families who receive county aid for their lodging temporarily without shelter Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Fire, Stockton, CA, Energy

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Desert Sun

Solar project to sell watts to PG&E

A 250-megawatt solar project planned for federal land just east of the Coachella Valley will sell its power to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, providing the Northern California utility with enough electricity for more than 80,000 homes.

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Related Topix: Energy, Blythe, CA, Palm Desert, CA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

KCBS

PG&E Plans to Buy More Solar

California's largest utility plans to boost the amount of solar power it buys from homes and businesses.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Atwater Signal

Meter fuss leaves PG&E smarting

Leo Margosian knows that summers get hot in the San Joaquin Valley, and maybe last summer was hotter than most.

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Related Topix: Energy, Fresno County, CA

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