State officials approve Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment
California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...
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California regulator lets SCE charge ratepayers for damages from Thomas Fire
The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.
An affordability avalanche
INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, ...
A strategy sesh in LA
SMOOTHER OPERATOR — Ada Briceño worked to elect Democrats as a hotel union boss and chair of the Orange County party. Now, ...
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Over $4 billion in LA fire claims distributed, more to come
A chimney remains standing in a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for From economy reporter Levi Sumagaysay: Insurance companies have paid out $4.2 ...
As LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze
Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ...
Unusually dry January poses threat to California water supplies
California’s unusually dry January has begun to cast a shadow over water supplies. State water managers on Friday, when they conduct California’s monthly snow survey, expect to find just two-thirds of ...
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Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California
If you’ve used ChatGPT to write a breakup text or figure out how to not burn the Christmas roast, you might’ve actually ...
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One reason California power bills are so high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics ...
California's Sutter County could soon get cheaper electric provider
YUBA CITY — Lower-cost electricity could be heading your way if you live in California's Sutter or Nevada counties. Pioneer ...
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
Another pervasive myth about renewables is that they won’t be able to support a lot more electric vehicles, induction stoves, and heat pumps plugging into the grid. But here, too, California busts the ...
One reason your PG&E bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.