PG&E Prepares for World Ag Expo, Largest Farm Industry Gathering
By Tracy Correa Lopez More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the World Ag Expo in the heart of the state’s Central Valley — and PG&E will be front and center. The event takes place Feb....
View ArticleTulare County: PG&E Stresses Safety, Savings at 2016 World Ag Expo
By Denny Boyles TULARE — As the world’s largest agricultural exhibition came to a close this week, PG&E employees marked another successful year of outreach and education to customers from across...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fresno County Dairy Benefits from PG&E Energy Efficiency Partnership
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series on businesses’ energy efficiency projects, including PG&E’s work with hotels, grocery stores, schools and museums and aquariums. By Tracy Correa...
View ArticleDrought or Not, PG&E Assists Farmers with New Water Management Technology
By Deanna Contreras and Lynsey Paulo In support of Gov. Jerry Brown’s call for all customers to make water conservation a new way of life, even as he declared the official end to the current drought,...
View ArticleVIDEO: PG&E Stresses 811 to Keep Ag Community Safe
By James Green HURON — Matt Toste has been ginning cotton for nearly 20 years. Toste is the manager of the Huron Ginning Company, located in Fresno County’s west side. “This plant here can do between...
View ArticlePG&E to Sell Tule River, Kern Canyon Hydroelectric Facilities
By Paul Moreno BAKERSFIELD — PG&E announced today (April 27) that it plans to offer for sale two small, non-operational hydroelectric facilities in Kern and Tulare counties this summer. The Tule...
View ArticlePG&E Begins Daily Aerial Patrols to Spot, Speed Wildfire Response
By Lynsey Paulo PG&E has begun its daily aerial fire detection patrols across hundreds of miles of its service area. This year, PG&E has added two new routes to the patrols which assist the...
View ArticlePG&E Seeks Purchase Offers for Kern Canyon, Tule River Hydroelectric Facilities
By Paul Moreno BAKERSFIELD — PG&E is soliciting proposals from parties interested in acquiring its Kern Canyon and Tule River hydroelectric projects. In April, PG&E announced it was going to...
View ArticleCentral Valley Blue Star Moms Send a Piece of Home to Loved Ones Serving Our...
By Denny Boyles FRESNO — It’s 5 a.m. on a Tuesday, and the members of the Central Valley Blue Star Moms are at a breakfast restaurant, gathered around a table filled with packages of cookies, socks and...
View ArticlePG&E Begins Daily Aerial Patrols to Spot Wildfires, Speed Response
By Brandi Merlo PG&E has begun daily aerial fire detection patrols across thousands of miles of its service area. This is the sixth year for these patrols which assist the U.S. Forest Service, Cal...
View ArticleDamage and Hazards Found after Safety Shutoff Show Potential Wildfires Were...
PG&E today (Nov. 15) released photos of wind-related damage and hazards that were found during inspections following the Oct. 9 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The company is making photos...
View ArticlePG&E Webinars Keep Customers, Communities Informed on Safety Work to Prevent...
Upcoming events for customers in Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Madera and Fresno counties will provide an opportunity to get local information on wildfire...
View ArticleAs Heat Wave Continues, Forecasted Offshore Dry Wind Event Means PG&E Might...
Customers Who Might Be Affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff Are Receiving 48-Hour Notifications This Evening State Grid Operator’s Flex Alert in Effect, Calling for Power Conservation from 3...
View ArticlePotential Early Monday PSPS Event: Forecasted High Winds and Dry Conditions...
Approximately 130,000 customers who might be affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff are receiving the initial notifications today, two days ahead of the potential event PG&E has notified...
View ArticlePotential PSPS Update: Forecasted High Winds and Dry Conditions Mean PG&E...
Approximately 92,000 customers who might be affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff are receiving a second notification today, more than a day ahead of the potential event Due to changing weather...
View ArticlePotential PSPS Update: Due to Improved Weather Conditions, Scope of Public...
PG&E May Still Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety in Targeted Portions of Five Counties Beginning Early Monday Morning Potentially impacted customers will be receiving notifications today on...
View ArticlePSPS Update: Based on More Favorable Weather Conditions, PG&E Cancels Public...
Approximately 8,500 customers who would have been affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff are receiving notifications this morning that their power won’t be turned off Based on more favorable...
View ArticlePotential for Small, Targeted PSPS Event in Nine Counties: Forecasted Strong,...
PG&E has notified a targeted number of customers in small portions of Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Tuolumne counties about a potential...
View ArticleAs Major Offshore Windstorm Approaches, PG&E Prepares for Potential...
Hazardous winds could cause widespread damage, leading to outages throughout service area, with targeted PSPS to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire An estimated 6,100 customers in Fresno, Kern,...
View ArticleAs Offshore Windstorm Sweeps Through State, PG&E Manages Related Outages...
An estimated 5,465 customer accounts in Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Tulare counties set to be de-energized for the Public Safety Power Shutoff Wind associated...
View ArticleDue to High Winds and Dry Conditions, PG&E Will Turn Off Power for Safety to...
Gusty Winds Expected to Begin Early Tuesday Morning Through Wednesday Morning PG&E will de-energize electrical lines for safety starting early Tuesday morning as part of a Public Safety Power...
View ArticlePG&E Crews Out in Force Making Repairs After Offshore Windstorm Sweeps...
Targeted Public Safety Power Shutoff in small portions of driest locations affecting approximately 5,000 customers in Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Tulare counties...
View ArticlePG&E Issues Weather ‘All Clear’ Following Public Safety Power Shutoff
Aerial, Vehicle and On-the-Ground Inspections, Patrols and Restoration Work Has Begun in Areas Where It Is Safe to Do So Restoration Expected to Occur in Stages Through End of Day Wednesday PG&E...
View ArticlePG&E Pays Property Tax and Franchise Fee Payments to Cities, Counties to Help...
More than $464 million paid to 50 Counties and 246 Cities By Paul Moreno PG&E, which serves more than 16 million Californians, is paying property taxes and franchise fees of over $464 million this...
View ArticleHundreds of PG&E Coworkers Volunteer for Earth Day Events, Serving Our Planet
By PG&E Currents staff From Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park in Sacramento County to Montaña de Oro State Park along the coast in San Luis Obispo County, more than 200 PG&E coworkers...
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