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Power Outage Affects 4,000 Customers An estimated 510 PG&E customers remained without power around 9:30 due to a power outage reported earlier in the night
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| Feb.24 |
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PG&E to bankroll renewable power plants| The utility plans for a 5-year program to build enough solar projects throughout its territory to generate as much as 500 megawatts of electricity | |
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| Feb.25 |
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S.F. pushes PG&E on bay sediment probe| Hazardous chemicals in bay sediment near SF single remaining large power plant threaten the health of people and marine life | |
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| Mar.13 |
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PG&E upgrading its SmartMeters More advanced SmartMeter can be switched on or off remotely, eliminating the need to send an electrician to a home
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| May.13 |
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PG&E expands solar power plans| PG&E and BrightSource Energy of Oakland signed the deal build the plants in the Southern California desert and sell the power to PG&E | |
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| May.29 |
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Outages Affect 600 PG&E Customers  The first outage was reported at 12:23 p.m. and left 309 customers without power. The second at 2:15 p.m. in Emeryville and Oakland
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| Aug.21 |
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PG&E deal for solar energy Okd California regulators gave PG&E permission to buy electricity from two large solar power plants that BrightSource plans to build in the Mojave...
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| Aug.27 |
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PG&E wants to store wind, solar energy Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants to take energy from wind farms and solar power plants and store it underground
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| Sep.10 |
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9,000 PG&E customers without power The outage began at 7:40 p.m. and caused by underground equipment failure. Most customers should have their power restored by 11 p.m.
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| Sep.25 |
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1 Killed In PG&E Truck Crash On 680 One person was killed in a crash between a sport utility vehicle and a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. truck just north of El Pintado
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| Oct.2 |
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PG&E to buy solar, natural gas power PG&E plans to buy electricity from several proposed solar facilities and natural gas plants, one of which would replace generators in Antioc...
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| Oct.16 |
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PG&E to issue refunds to customers Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will give customers a one-time refund because it collected more money than needed to pay for electricity this y...
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| Oct.29 |
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PG&E earnings rise on new investments Electric utility said its third-quarter earnings rose nearly 5 percent due to new revenue from investments in infrastructure
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| Nov.9 |
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PG&E sued over new SmartMeters SmartMeters are the subject of a lawsuit by a Bakersfield man who blames them for his soaring electric bills
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Outage Hits 6,800 PG&E Customers The outage happened around 4:45 p.m. and was caused by underground equipment failure; smoke was seen coming from a manhole in the area
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| Nov.25 |
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PG&E seeks nuke plant license Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will try to renew the operating licenses of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central California coast
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| Dec.2 |
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PG&E: tests show SmartMeters accurate PG&E has found multiple reasons why customers believe they have been overcharged, but faulty equipment isn't one of them
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| Dec.3 |
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PG&E to add energy from wind, space The utility announced plans for a $900 million wind farm. Also regulators approved request to buy electricity from an orbiting solar power plant
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| Dec.18 |
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PG&E fixes rate imbalance| California regulators authorized PG&E and the state's other utilities to raise rates for customers who use the least amount of power | |
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| Dec.30 |
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PG&E raising rates 2.9%| The average residential customer will pay an extra $2.66 per month. The monthly bill for a typical small business will jump $10.73 to $304.38 | |
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