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Malibu endures cellphone, power outages as Franklin fire burns
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Malibu endures cellphone, power outages as Franklin fire burns

LA Times  

Smoke rises from the Franklin fire in the hills near the Malibu Pier. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the fire burned some cell towers in the area, affecting service. There are also several power outages in the area of the fire Tuesday morning — some that were cut off for firefighter safety and some part of widespread public …

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Here’s where 350,000 SoCal residents could lose power due to Santa Ana winds
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Here’s where 350,000 SoCal residents could lose power due to Santa Ana winds

LA Times  

With dangerously strong winds forecast across Southern California this week, utilities are considering shutoffs for safety. California’s three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week. More than 350,000 customers from Kern to San Diego counties could lose power amid the planned safety shutoffs. Southern …

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Where Southern California Edison has shut off power to its customers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Where Southern California Edison has shut off power to its customers

LA Times  

An extreme wind event has prompted Southern California Edison to shut off power to thousands of customers across the region. Two fires ignited amid a Santa Ana wind event that was generating 70- to 80-mph wind gusts in Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of utility customers across the region lost power as of Wednesday afternoon …

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Dangerous winds pummel California. Could power shutoffs affect voting across the state?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dangerous winds pummel California. Could power shutoffs affect voting across the state?

LA Times  

Power shutoffs amid dangerous winds could affect almost 240,000 across California this week, but officials say there should be no voting disruptions, even if some polling locations lose electricity. On Monday, much of the Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains remained under a red flag warning — an alert for extreme fire weather — because of strong Santa Ana winds …

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California Supreme Court says PG&E can’t be sued over safety-related power shutoffs
1 year, 1 month ago

California Supreme Court says PG&E can’t be sued over safety-related power shutoffs

LA Times  

PG&E crews clear a damaged power pole after the Camp fire, which state investigators blamed on the utility’s equipment. Such litigation would interfere with the California Public Utilities Commission’s “comprehensive regulatory and supervisory authority” over such safety shutoffs and is therefore barred under state law, Justice Goodwin Liu wrote in a unanimous decision for the state’s high court. It said …

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Los Angeles DWP to end water and power shutoffs for low-income customers who can’t pay
2 years, 1 month ago

Los Angeles DWP to end water and power shutoffs for low-income customers who can’t pay

LA Times  

Low-income residents, senior citizens and other eligible customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will no longer face shutoffs if they are unable to pay their utility bills, the agency announced Wednesday. Under a motion adopted unanimously by the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, the DWP must halt the practice of water and power …

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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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Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread
2 years, 8 months ago

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

The Independent  

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Thanksgiving sides include Santa Ana winds, fire danger and potential power shutoffs
3 years, 1 month ago

Thanksgiving sides include Santa Ana winds, fire danger and potential power shutoffs

LA Times  

Jeffrey Meyer of Salinas strums a guitar at Point Mugu on Monday. Santa Ana winds are expected to howl across the Southland on Thanksgiving, delivering the potential for critical fire weather conditions and power shutoffs just as people gather for their holiday meals. A red flag warning indicating fire weather conditions will be in effect from 10 a.m. Wednesday to …

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PG&E starts planned power shutoffs to 51,000 customers as Dixie fire rampages
3 years, 4 months ago

PG&E starts planned power shutoffs to 51,000 customers as Dixie fire rampages

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. started its planned power shutoff Tuesday evening as the Dixie fire exploded past 600,000 acres and sent more people fleeing from their homes. Power outages were set to occur in the these counties at these times: 5 p.m.: Shasta, Tehama and Yolo 6 p.m.: Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Napa, Plumas, Solano …

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Californians face biggest power shut-offs this year on wildfire risk
4 years, 2 months ago

Californians face biggest power shut-offs this year on wildfire risk

Hindustan Times  

Californians are facing the largest mass blackout so far this year as the state’s biggest utility, PG&E Corp., prepares power shut-offs to prevent its equipment from igniting wildfires during ferocious winds. The company may pre-emptively cut power to 466,000 homes and businesses -- an estimated 1.4 million people -- across Northern California starting early Sunday, according to its website. PG&E …

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PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires
4 years, 3 months ago

PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s largest utility said Tuesday it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million people to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. Quinlan said PG&E is so far hitting its target of reducing the outages by a third compared with last year, thanks …

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