In 2018, faulty power equipment belonging to California utilities company Pacific Gas & Electric ignited the Camp Fire - the deadliest wildfire in California history. Pacific Gas & Electric later ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) officials held a webinar Wednesday night to discuss their ongoing wildfire mitigation ...

Wildfires pose a growing threat across the U.S., requiring utilities nationwide — not just on the West Coast — to adopt ...

So if a public safety power shutoff strikes and you do not have any cash, you may be doubly vulnerable. On the other hand, ...

If dangerous wildfire conditions arise, REU wants to be able to selectively cut power to high risk parts the city.

As the world warms, public safety power shutoffs will occur more frequently. The shutoffs clearly highlight the trade-off between economic and social disruption versus preventing dangerous wildfires.

AMARILLO, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Xcel Energy is preparing for critical wildfire risks early this week across our New Mexico and Texas service areas and notifying customers in specific areas that ...

The rationale behind public safety power shutoffs is to mitigate the threat of wildfire in areas where utility equipment could be at high risk of sparking a blaze, particularly when winds are ...

A San Diego Gas and Electric lineman works on a transformer. (Photo by San Diego Gas & Electric) After shutoffs were implemented as a wildfire prevention measure in response to weather conditions ...

Since 2021, Pup Culture Rescue has been saving, fostering, and finding homes for hundreds of dogs across Southern California, as well as internationally. In June of 2024, the non-profit opened the ...

Southern California Edison has initiated several Public Safety Power Shutoffs in Riverside County due to the elevated risk of wildfires. The power company's outage map shows shutoffs have already ...

Around 2,600 people in the San Diego area remained without power Wednesday afternoon as part of ongoing public safety power shutoffs, while San Diego Gas & Electric crews patrol back-country lines ...