Utilities

Data from the Federal Communications Commission shows 874 cellphone towers were offline during an Oct. 27 power shutoff that affected millions of people

Representatives of AT&T and Verizon will testify in front of the California legislature on Wednesday.

California utility shut off power for millions of people during dangerous fire weather events in October and November.

The utility indicated it is still in talks with Newsom’s office regarding its bankruptcy proceedings.

PG&E shares have plunged 77 percent of since Nov. 8, 2018, when the Camp Fire broke out.

The equipment can cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

The embattled California utility registered the best session since October.

Many visitors - including the U.S. energy secretary - canceled plans to travel to one of the world’s most-visited countries amid the strike.

The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire.

Downed trees and branches would have likely triggered sparking on power lines 190 times if not for power shutoffs, PG&E says.

No details were immediately provided as to how many people lost electricity, but the shut-offs are expected to affect 375,000 people and last into Thursday.

The shutoff will affect some 375,000 people.

A crude oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in eastern North Dakota has turned out to have affected almost 10 times the amount of land as first reported, a state regulator said Monday.

Utility says that shutoffs last month successfully prevented potential ignitions.

The wildfires that are rampant this time of year in California force small business owners to be prepared in the same way as owners in other parts of the country who deal with tornadoes and other natural disasters.

It’s a story of climate change, a housing crisis and an aging power system that, like much of the U.S. infrastructure, has fallen into disrepair.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping up pressure on Pacific Gas & Electric to fork over billions more in cash to pay thousands of people who lost homes in wildfires that drove the utility into bankruptcy.

A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press has found scores of dams nationwide near collapse.

Newsom also reiterated the state would consider a potential takeover of the utility if the bankruptcy is not resolved by June 30.

Crews working in steep terrain were tamping down hotspots and keeping an eye on lingering gusts in mountain areas that could carry embers, said Ventura County Fire Capt. Steve Kaufmann.