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Tag: power outages

26 Oct

Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise

published on October 26, 2020 - 12:50 PM

(AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking

15 Oct

Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires

published on October 15, 2020 - 2:16 PM

(AP) — Thousands of people in wine country woke up without power Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought

14 Aug

PG&E tells regulators upcoming outages will go more smoothly

published on August 14, 2020 - 1:36 PM

(AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric promised regulators Thursday that it has learned from its mishandling of deliberate blackouts and

21 Nov

PG&E restoring power to thousands in California

published on November 21, 2019 - 12:43 PM

(AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to some of the 120,000 people it intentionally blacked out

20 Nov

Lights out in California again with high wildfire danger

published on November 20, 2019 - 1:03 PM

(AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. began shutting off electricity Wednesday to 375,000 people in Northern and central California

23 Oct

California utility sets another blackout amid fire fears

published on October 23, 2019 - 1:22 PM

(AP) — The state’s largest utility said it will go ahead with widespread blackouts affecting nearly half a million people

09 Oct

California power outage: What happens when the lights go out

published on October 9, 2019 - 12:54 PM

(AP) — Power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses went out early Wednesday, affecting millions of people in

15 Oct

California utility shuts off power amid wildfire concerns

published on October 15, 2018 - 12:55 PM

(AP) – Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, a major California utility for the first time cut power to