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Winds whip Southland, fuel Malibu fire: Where SoCal Edison has shut off power
2 weeks ago

Winds whip Southland, fuel Malibu fire: Where SoCal Edison has shut off power

LA Times  

An extreme wind event has prompted Southern California Edison to shut off power to tens of thousands of customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the Inland Empire. Officials at the National Weather Service issued a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning to last through 2 p.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. “We always try to …

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Utilities have shut off power to prevent wildfires. That can also cause problems
1 month, 1 week ago

Utilities have shut off power to prevent wildfires. That can also cause problems

NPR  

Utilities have shut off power to prevent wildfires. That can also cause problems Utility companies have been sued to bankruptcy over downed power lines that caused deadly wildfires in Hawaii and California. A Colorado utility's power shutoff to prevent fire also caused problems. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Fallen electric power lines are believed to be responsible for causing some of America's …

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State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River
2 months, 1 week ago

State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River

LA Times  

California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield. “Yet, in Bakersfield, the sudden loss of Kern River flows due to the city officials’ decisions to divert all water away from the river, is leaving behind a dry …

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City of Long Beach resumes shutting off gas to delinquent customers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

City of Long Beach resumes shutting off gas to delinquent customers

LA Times  

Long Beach utilities will start shutting off gas service for customers behind on payments for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. For residential accounts more than $800 behind in payments, gas shutoffs started Sunday, according to a city memo from city Director of Financial Management Kevin Riper. In Long Beach, the total amount of residential gas bills unpaid for …

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Fall baking! Soaring California temperatures spur power shutoff warnings, increased fire risks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fall baking! Soaring California temperatures spur power shutoff warnings, increased fire risks

LA Times  

Visitors to Signal Hill are silhouetted by the blazing sun during a hot September day in 2022. Parts of Los Angeles County will begin to see high temperatures starting Tuesday, with Wednesday the hottest day of the week, Hall said. Similarly, temperatures from inland parts of the Bay Area into the Sacramento Valley could reach the triple digits by Wednesday, …

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Rancho Palos Verdes mayor appeals to Elon Musk for help with possible power shutoff
4 months, 1 week ago

Rancho Palos Verdes mayor appeals to Elon Musk for help with possible power shutoff

LA Times  

Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank is appealing to tech billionaire Elon Musk for help in assisting homeowners dealing with gas shutoffs and possibly power shutoffs amid worsening landslides. “Given Tesla’s advancements in solar technology and storage solutions, we see a potential partnership to equip these homes with solar panels and Powerwall batteries.” It is not clear whether Musk has …

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SoCalGas suddenly cuts service to 135 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, citing land movement
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SoCalGas suddenly cuts service to 135 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, citing land movement

LA Times  

A road is closed in the Portuguese Bend area of Rancho Palos Verdes due to landslide damage. Coastal dwellers in Rancho Palos Verdes can now add gas shutoffs to the litany of headaches they have endured as a stretch of their idyllic community slips steadily to the sea. “Due to worsening land movement,” Southern California Gas Co. told Portguese Bend-area …

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Hawaiian Electric saw the need to better prepare for fires, but never prioritized it
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaiian Electric saw the need to better prepare for fires, but never prioritized it

NPR  

Hawaiian Electric saw the need to better prepare for fires, but never prioritized it Maui's power company, Hawaiian Electric, is facing tough questions about its possible role in causing the Lahaina wildfire that took over a hundred lives and caused billions of dollars in damages. ALLEN: And the company's 2022 proposal didn't include any plans for a public safety power …

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Is your water or power being shut off? You have options
2 years, 1 month ago

Is your water or power being shut off? You have options

LA Times  

Every month, millions of low-income Californians struggle to pay their water and utility bills. In February 2020, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers owed $85.6 million in utility debt, according to a recent report by RePower LA, a coalition of organizations advocating for a more equitable DWP. If you don’t know who your utility providers are, look at …

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Gas starts flowing from Russia to Europe again after break, but shutoff fears remain
2 years, 5 months ago

Gas starts flowing from Russia to Europe again after break, but shutoff fears remain

LA Times  

Gas has started flowing again to Europe from Russia after a maintenance shutdown, despite fears that Moscow would cut off supplies. But the gas deliveries that were arriving still weren’t enough to resolve Europe’s energy crisis, and officials suspect that Russia is likely to disrupt supplies further. “We must save more to get through the next two winters well.” Russia’s …

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As wildfire season ramps up, PG&E expands instant power shutoff program
2 years, 6 months ago

As wildfire season ramps up, PG&E expands instant power shutoff program

LA Times  

As California prepares to enter the heart of wildfire season amid drought and historically dry conditions, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Friday that it has expanded its instant power line shutoffs to cover more high-risk areas. Such faults linked to PG&E equipment have sparked a series of recent massive wildfires, including last year’s Dixie fire and the 2018 Camp …

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AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires
4 years, 1 month ago

AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California’s largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. A public safety power shutoff, or PSPS, involves a utility preemptively de-energizing power lines as a precaution against weather conditions that might damage equipment and spark a fire. Power lines have been blamed for …

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