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Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersAfter utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E received state approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers. As California electric bills soar, questions have emerged about oversight and costs. -
Cassandra Profita/OPBOregon鈥檚 largest gas utility is facing yet another lawsuit this week, just days after Multnomah County added the company to a lawsuit related to 2021 heat dome deaths.
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Residents of Talent, Oregon took to the streets to express their frustration over a series of power outages in the Southern Oregon community since June. -
In a webinar hosted by regional transmission authorities, data centers were called a 鈥渕ajor challenge鈥� for the energy industry, as well as extreme weather. -
The Bonneville Power Administration has filed a motion to be dismissed from three federal lawsuits related to 2020鈥瞫 Holiday Farm Fire, which devastated Blue River and several other communities east of Eugene, Oregon. -
While Pacific Power says elevated fire risk settings are an effort to prevent wildfires, many residents are wondering why Talent has been so affected. -
Utilities recommend conserving energy during the hottest hours of the day, in part to help lessen strain on the state鈥檚 power grid. -
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom鈥檚 bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state. -
More Oregonians had their electricity or natural gas service cut off in April than at any time in the six years the state鈥檚 been tracking disconnections, according to a presentation the head of the Oregon Citizens鈥� Utility Board gave to a state Senate committee this week. -
As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills. -
The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change. -
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity. -
The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has now rejected all three of the state鈥檚 natural gas operators鈥� plans to meet greenhouse gas emission targets. -
The Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were 鈥榰nreasonably optimistic鈥� about future gas demand.
