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| Apr.19 |
San Jose |
SunPower buys solar rival — and avoids Trump’s tariffs SunPower will buy SolarWorld Americas, in a sign of how the industry is reconfiguring itself to deal with the Trump's protectionist moves
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| Jun.20 |
PG&E |
Bay Area temperatures rise, and the power grid strains More stifling heat is expected to blanket the Bay Area in the coming days, raising the specter of additional power outages
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| Nov.14 |
PG&E |
PG&E plugs fast-rising executive Geisha Williams into CEO role
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| Aug.2 |
San Francisco |
Prosecutors in PG&E case abruptly reduce potential fines |
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| Jun.22 |
Tesla |
Musk to combine Tesla with SolarCity
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| Aug.29 |
Highway 101 |
PG&E will close all lanes of Highway 101 |
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| Jul.20 |
Belmont |
In big solar deal, SunEdison buys Vivint for $2.2 billion |
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| May.1 |
Tesla |
Tesla unveils a battery to change the world Calling it the 'missing piece' in the renewable power revolution, Elon Musk unveiled batteries big enough to power homes, businesses or communities
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| Oct.2 |
PG&E |
PG&E and others appealed proposed $1.4 billion penalty |
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| Aug.30 |
Tesla |
China, Tesla building 400 charging stations |
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| Jul.29 |
PG&E |
PG&E indicted with obstructing NTSB
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| Apr.4 |
PG&E |
PG&E CEO addresses federal indictment |
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| Apr.1 |
San Bruno |
Federal charges filed against PG&E in San Bruno| Pacific Gas and Electric was charged on with felony counts involving safety violations linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed 8 people | |
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| Mar.28 |
Pleasanton |
Energous IPO: Smartphone charging from a distance |
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| Feb.5 |
South San Jose |
Attack on South Bay power station called 'terrorism' 
A debate is emerging over last April's sniper attack on a PG&E substation; a former regulator is calling it terrorism; the FBI does not beli...
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| Oct.7 |
San Carlos |
PG&E start shutting down controversial pipeline Map of Brittan Ave San Carlos| PG&E has begun turning off a major pipeline that runs through San Carlos. A judge ordered the utility to shut down Line 147 after safety concerns | |
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| Jul.17 |
PG&E |
PG&E could face $300 million San Bruno fine
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| Dec.20 |
PG&E |
Vote allows PG&E rate hike for safety improvements |
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| Apr.13 |
San Bruno |
PG&E pays $70M for deadly pipeline blast Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has paid $70 million in restitution for the California pipeline explosion that killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb in 2010
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| Apr.12 |
Oakland |
BrightSource kills IPO at last minute
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| Mar.12 |
San Bruno |
PG&E, San Bruno reach $70 M restitution agreement PG&E has agreed to pay the city a compensation for the 2010 gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes
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| Feb.15 |
San Bruno |
PG&E stops talks on fund for pipeline blast
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| Dec.1 |
PG&E |
PG&E to pay $38 million fine in explosion |
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| Nov.7 |
PG&E |
PG&E calls pipeline rupture 'success' |
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| Nov.4 |
San Jose |
Another solar company in jeopardy
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| Oct.20 |
PG&E |
PG&E re-used 'junk' pipe
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| Oct.12 |
Fremont |
Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison steps down |
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| Sep.27 |
PG&E |
Feds fear for PG&E's gas system |
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| Sep.14 |
Fremont |
White House 'rushed' Solyndra's loan The White House could have rushed approval on a major government-backed loan to Solyndra , a failed solar panel firm, for political reasons
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| Sep.8 |
San Mateo |
SolarCity gets $1 billion federal contract |
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| Aug.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO PG&E Corp. named as its new CEO, a veteran power-industry executive credited with steering Detroit's electric utility through the largest bl...
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| Aug.4 |
PG&E |
PG&E reports higher 2nd-quarter profits |
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| Jul.11 |
PG&E |
PG&E seeks jury trial to fight lawsuits
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| Jun.2 |
PG&E |
PG&E to miss PUC deadline to find records |
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| May.6 |
PG&E |
PG&E gets OK to raise rates |
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| May.4 |
PG&E |
Profit down on blast-response costs |
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| May.2 |
PG&E |
PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter| Pacific Gas & Electric will replace 1,600 SmartMeters due to a 'rare defect' that causes the wireless meters to run fast and inflate bills | |
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| Apr.28 |
San Jose |
Total to buy majority stake in SunPower |
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| Apr.26 |
PG&E |
PG&E ordered to return CEO's pension |
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| Apr.25 |
PG&E |
PG&E: We'll pay all of CEO's $35 million
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| Apr.22 |
PG&E |
PG&E may never find all pipeline records |
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast| Chairman, chief executive and President Peter Darbee is stepping down following a 'challenging year' that included a natural gas pipeline explosion. Six years after becoming CEO and president of PG&E, Darbee... | |
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| Apr.19 |
Mountain View |
PG&E to test pipelines in M-n View, Antioch |
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| Apr.12 |
PG&E |
PG&E to study Diablo Canyon fault
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| Apr.11 |
Google |
Google invests $168M in solar energy |
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| Apr.7 |
PG&E |
2 top PG&E execs to resign
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| Mar.25 |
PG&E |
SmartMeters: users to charge to opt out |
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| Mar.16 |
PG&E |
Calif. plans to fine utility over fatal blast
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| Mar.15 |
PG&E |
PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records 8 percent of key safety records required for its high-pressure pipelines, including for some segments along the line that blew up
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| Mar.11 |
PG&E |
PG&E to pay cost of CPUC probe of blast |
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| Mar.5 |
Cow Palace |
PG&E check documents using Cow Palace
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| Mar.1 |
PG&E |
PG&E memo said valves of little value
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| Feb.20 |
San Bruno Explosion |
Report: Increase on SB line violated rules |
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| Feb.18 |
PG&E |
PG&E asks employees to find records |
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| Feb.13 |
PG&E |
PG&E may have lost data |
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| Feb.10 |
PG&E |
Delay sought in PG&E rate hikes |
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| Feb.2 |
PG&E |
PG&E ordered reduce pressure on pipes
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| Jan.27 |
PG&E |
NTSB chair rips PG&E's records |
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| Jan.5 |
PG&E |
PG&E facing more lawsuits over blast |
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San Rafael |
County OKs moratorium on SmartMeters
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| Dec.19 |
PG&E |
Audit: PG&E took shortcuts in inspections An audit of PG&E pipelines, performed 4 months before an explosion, suggests the utility took shortcuts during its inspections of its gas lines
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| Dec.7 |
San Bruno |
Utility head grilled over fatal explosion State lawmakers met in San Bruno and accused the head of the California Public Utilities Commission of years of lax oversight
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| Nov.20 |
PG&E |
PG&E could face fines in 2008 explosion |
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| Nov.10 |
PG&E |
Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned William Devereaux, senior vice-president of the utility's controversial SmartMeter program, eavesdropped on SmartMeters critics
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| Nov.9 |
PG&E |
PG&E tried to infiltrate activists |
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| Nov.5 |
PG&E |
Blast may cost PG&E $1 billion
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| Oct.15 |
PG&E |
PG&E to turn over documents in blast |
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| Oct.13 |
PG&E |
PG&E to replace hundreds of valves |
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| Oct.12 |
Google |
Google invests in wind power |
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| Oct.10 |
PG&E |
No fines on PG&E over six-year period |
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| Sep.22 |
San Francisco |
Sharp acquires solar developer Recurrent
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| Sep.21 |
PG&E |
PG&E releases list of high-priority repairs |
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| Jun.21 |
SF City Hall |
City public power plan hits snag
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| Jun.10 |
PG&E |
PG&E's Prop. 16 lost big in its service area |
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| May.26 |
Fremont |
Obama Touts Alternative Energy
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| May.10 |
PG&E |
PG&E: 23,000 May Have Wrong Bills |
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| May.4 |
PG&E |
PG&E's heavy hand irks PUC |
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| Apr.22 |
Milpitas |
SunPower to open plant
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| Mar.30 |
Kaiser |
Kaiser plans solar systems at 15 sites |
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| Feb.25 |
Sebastopol |
Safety concerns over PG&E SmartMeters |
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| Feb.4 |
Hayward |
Calpine's plant OK'd |
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Marin County |
County to provide power, oust PG&E
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| Jan.8 |
Google |
Google establishes energy subsidiary |
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| Sep.9 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel in BrightSource deal |
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| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
Filthy power plant to close |
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| May.15 |
SF City Hall |
SF to install 25K solar panels |
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| May.13 |
Oakland |
PG&E expands solar power plans |
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| Feb.28 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley starts solar program |
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| Feb.25 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. pushes PG&E on bay sediment probe |
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| Feb.24 |
PG&E |
PG&E to bankroll renewable power plants
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| Feb.11 |
Oakland |
Solar firm announces big contract |
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| Aug.14 |
PG&E |
PG&E plans big investment in solar power |
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| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
City to go dark for Earth Hour |
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| Mar.25 |
SF Downtown |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record An estimated 1.9 million to 2.1 million customers lost electricity after the storm's howling winds and driving rain
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| Dec.18 |
PG&E |
PG&E To Buy Power From Wave Plant |
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| Nov.27 |
Google |
Google's big bet on renewable energy |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
The Lights Go Down In The City |
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| Sep.22 |
Walnut Creek |
Energy firm to pay $15m for pipeline blast |
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| Jan.24 |
Antioch |
PG&E Breaks Ground On New Power Plant |
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| Jul.22 |
PG&E |
PG&E Urges Conservation During Heat
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| Jul.3 |
San Jose |
Calpine's 1Q loss widened to $589m |
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| May.15 |
SF Bayview |
PG&E Shuts Down Old Power Plant The natural gas-fired plant was shut down more than 25 years after neighbors began campaigning against
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| Dec.20 |
San Jose |
Calpine Corp. Files For Bankruptcy Struggling power generator filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with more than $17 billion in debt
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| Nov.29 |
San Jose |
CEO Cartwright, CFO have left Calpine CEO Peter Cartwright, CFO obert D. Kelly have left the company in moves that will help financial challenges
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| Sep.30 |
PG&E |
PG&E Bill To Be Significantly Higher |
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| Sep.4 |
PG&E |
PG&E Issues Report on Cause of Explosion
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| Aug.25 |
PG&E |
Massive Inspection to Prevent Explosions |
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| Apr.12 |
PG&E |
PG&E utility leaves bankruptcy behind |
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| Jan.15 |
PG&E |
PG&E proposes larger electricity rate cut |
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| Dec.23 |
PG&E |
Delayed Response Worsened Outage PG&E says its delayed response to a circuit failure may have added to the severity of power outage
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| Dec.16 |
PG&E |
PG&E reaches compromise on bankruptcy |
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| May.13 |
PG&E |
PG&E suffers first-quarter loss of $354m |
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| Jun.21 |
South San Jose |
Power Plant Groundbreaking |
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| Nov.11 |
SF City Hall |
Public power measures defeated After 5 days of waiting, measure F lost by 533 votes, measure I lost by 4,361 votes
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| Nov.5 |
PG&E |
PG&E's earnings triple
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| Apr.26 |
PG&E |
PG&E has 10,000 creditors |
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| Apr.6 |
PG&E |
PG&E files for bankruptcy California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co debts are increasing by $300 million a month. The bankruptcy filing does not affect the utility's parent company, PG&E Corp. It's the third-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. PG&E has 15 days to complete its bankruptcy paperwork. The governor called the decision 'a real slap in the face to California'
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| Mar.19 |
PG&E |
Blackouts Are Back |
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| Mar.16 |
PG&E |
PG&E gets $1.2 billion tax refund |
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