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  1. AFD responded to a call at Alameda Hotel Apartments at 1415 Broadway on Friday. Firefighters immediately accessed the apartment where the fire started and were able to extinguish the fire there, saving the remainder of the building. They also successfully rescued residents from the roof and fire escape. alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaBuildingDepartmen #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #apd #OaklandFireDepartment #PacificGasAndElectric

  2. AFD responded to a call at Alameda Hotel Apartments at 1415 Broadway on Friday. Firefighters immediately accessed the apartment where the fire started and were able to extinguish the fire there, saving the remainder of the building. They also successfully rescued residents from the roof and fire escape. alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaBuildingDepartmen #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #apd #OaklandFireDepartment #PacificGasAndElectric

  3. AFD responded to a call at Alameda Hotel Apartments at 1415 Broadway on Friday. Firefighters immediately accessed the apartment where the fire started and were able to extinguish the fire there, saving the remainder of the building. They also successfully rescued residents from the roof and fire escape. alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaBuildingDepartmen #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #apd #OaklandFireDepartment #PacificGasAndElectric

  4. AFD responded to a call at Alameda Hotel Apartments at 1415 Broadway on Friday. Firefighters immediately accessed the apartment where the fire started and were able to extinguish the fire there, saving the remainder of the building. They also successfully rescued residents from the roof and fire escape. alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaBuildingDepartmen #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #apd #OaklandFireDepartment #PacificGasAndElectric

  5. AFD responded to a call at Alameda Hotel Apartments at 1415 Broadway on Friday. Firefighters immediately accessed the apartment where the fire started and were able to extinguish the fire there, saving the remainder of the building. They also successfully rescued residents from the roof and fire escape. alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaBuildingDepartmen #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #apd #OaklandFireDepartment #PacificGasAndElectric

  6. Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. alamedapost.com/news/west-end-

    #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

  7. Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. alamedapost.com/news/west-end-

    #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

  8. Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. alamedapost.com/news/west-end-

    #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

  9. Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. alamedapost.com/news/west-end-

    #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

  10. Residents living on and near Fifth Street, along with about 100 students and faculty at Island High School and the Alameda Child Development Center, were forced to evacuate during a gas leak on January 14. Ken Der talks with residents and shares a statement from PG&E's media representative about what happened. alamedapost.com/news/west-end-

    #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #GasLeak #PacificGasAndElectric

  11. A contractor tasked with the excavation of a tree stump on Buena Vista Avenue hit a gas service line on December 30, resulting in urgent calls to the Alameda Fire Department and PG&E. Margie Siegal shares statements by Alameda Public Works and PG&E, which tell different versions of the story. alamedapost.com/news/tree-remo

    #alameda #PacificGasAndElectric #PublicWorks

  12. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is proposing a 3.5% average annual rate increase between 2027 and 2030 to fund safety, reliability, and climate resilience projects. Give your feedback during remote meetings, in-person meetings, or online. alamedapost.com/news/pge-cpuc-

    #alameda #PacificGasAndElectric #utilities

  13. "The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyWeekly cover story

    "On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both #Vistra facilities were taken offline.

    "Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.

    In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of #Tesla Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”

    montereycountynow.com/news/cov

    #MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #MontereyCountyNow #PGE #PacificGasAndElectric

  14. @Thebratdragon It seems the #Tesla batteries were involved in the fire. And it seems that #PacificGasAndElectric also had a hand in "ensuring safety" at the facility. And they want to keep #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant going? smh

    "This is not the plant's first fire; it experienced another in September 2022, when an individual battery storage unit rose in flames.

    "Operations resumed in December 2022 after the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), a third-party energy safety consultant, finalized a review of the situation. PG&E, in conjunction with Tesla, the battery provider, 'implemented corrective actions and conducted extensive system testing,' as PG&E announced.

    "The exact cause of the current incident at the plant remains uncertain. Still, ESRG's 2022 report identified that last year's fire was sparked by 'an equipment installation issue resulting in water ingress caused the battery's cells to overheat and catch fire,' according to the press release.

    "Due to the blaze, #Highway1 near the site has been shut down, as reported by KION concerning the California Highway Patrol."

    msn.com/en-us/news/technology/
    #MossLandingPowerPlant #MontereyCounty #BESSfires #LithiumBatteries #LithiumBatteryFires #MossLanding

  15. Today #PacificGasAndElectric ( #PGE ) had an electric outage in my neighborhood. They are investigating the cause. My mother heard an explosion around noon, so we think a transformer blew.

    According to a post on Nextdoor, at 12:17pm it left 5092 customers without power, down to 775 at 12:28pm.

    On PG&E's site, they estimated service restoration by about 3:30pm. They got it back on at 2:24pm.

    nextdoor.com/p/jkHG5bXSyZJz?po

  16. #NRC agrees to reevaluate #SeismicRisk at #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant

    Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM
    Nuclear News

    "In response to a petition filed by #environmental groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

    “ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'

    "Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.

    "Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."

    Read more:
    ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #MothersForPeace #CascadianSubductionZone #Earthquakes #PacificGasAndElectric

  17. #NRC agrees to reevaluate #SeismicRisk at #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant

    Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM
    Nuclear News

    "In response to a petition filed by #environmental groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

    “ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'

    "Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.

    "Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."

    Read more:
    ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #MothersForPeace #CascadianSubductionZone #Earthquakes #PacificGasAndElectric

  18. #NRC agrees to reevaluate #SeismicRisk at #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant

    Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM
    Nuclear News

    "In response to a petition filed by #environmental groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

    “ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'

    "Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.

    "Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."

    Read more:
    ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #MothersForPeace #CascadianSubductionZone #Earthquakes #PacificGasAndElectric

  19. #NRC agrees to reevaluate #SeismicRisk at #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant

    Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM
    Nuclear News

    "In response to a petition filed by #environmental groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

    “ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'

    "Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.

    "Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."

    Read more:
    ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #MothersForPeace #CascadianSubductionZone #Earthquakes #PacificGasAndElectric

  20. #NRC agrees to reevaluate #SeismicRisk at #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant

    Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM
    Nuclear News

    "In response to a petition filed by #environmental groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

    “ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'

    "Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.

    "Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."

    Read more:
    ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #MothersForPeace #CascadianSubductionZone #Earthquakes #PacificGasAndElectric

  21. #PacificGasAndElectric is running a virtual town hall right now, but doesn't let attendees see the other virtual townspeople and their virtual torches and virtual pitchforks.

    PG&E continues to raise rates to its customers and continues to pay dividends to its investors.

    Last year we paid $0.27 per kWh. Now it's $0.48.

  22. On Father's Day, all 29 of Alameda's on-duty firemen rushed to a fire at a Queen Anne-style home on the 1700 block of Minturn Street. Steve Gorman relays that there were no injuries to residents or first responders, and he is hopeful that the old home can be repaired.

    alamedapost.com/news/130-year-

    #afd #alameda #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaPolice #amp #apd #history #PacificGasAndElectric

  23. Local TV news (KTVU) described the recent power outage as the third-largest in PG&E's history.

    Here's an article from years ago. It mentions deregulation, but I think this is also an example of "regulatory capture".

    "PG&E Outage: A look back at utility company's history of blackouts"
    By Ken Miguel KGO
    October 25, 2019

    "PG&E has had its share of massive blackouts since the state deregulated utilities in 1996. Some have been planned, others have not..."

    abc7news.com/pge-pacific-gas-a

    #deregulation #RegulatoryCapture #PGE #PGandE #PacificGasAndElectric

  24. #PGE If I am charging my #EV #PHEV regularly at non-peak, why do you constantly shame me about how much kWhr I Use?

    If avg user, doesn't charge their EV at home
    - why should I receive neg messaging when I charge at home more than avg?

    @scott_wiener

    greencarreports.com/news/11382

    #PGandE #PacificGasAndElectric
    #PHEV #EV #UX #AntiPatterns
    #Green #GreenUX

  25. PG&E rolling a $300+ gas only bill last month. I heat my house to 67 so my fingers don’t freeze. Passing on the cost but never the savings. #PGandE #PacificGasAndElectric #naturalGas

  26. Application Filed to Extend Life of #DiabloCanyon Power Plant Another 20 Years

    PG&E Submits Application with #NRC to Renew Plant’s License

    By Jean Yamamura
    Wed Nov 08, 2023

    "Renewal of Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s license was formally filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by owner #PacificGasAndElectric Company on November 7, more than a month ahead of the end of 2023 deadline. The 2,200 megawatts of carbon-free power generated by the nuclear plant can provide electricity for as many as three million of #California’s 39 million residents, fully 17 percent of the state’s supply of zero-carbon electricity, according to PG&E. But is it still needed?

    "A number of groups fighting the nuclear power plant contend a potential for disaster exists from the aging facility, finished in 1973. Nonprofits like the #MothersForPeace in San Luis Obispo, where the plant is located, and the #AllianceForNuclearResponsibility argue that questions about brittle welds and nearby earthquake faults remain unanswered. Friends of the Earth is seeking to overturn the NRC’s licensing procedure for Diablo in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

    "The NRC agreed to shorten the five-year window for the license renewal, causing #FriendsOfTheEarth’s legal director, Hallie Templeton, to say: “PG&E’s reckless push to extend the life of Diablo Canyon, while unsurprising, should set off alarm bells for everyone living near this high-risk facility. Diablo Canyon’s operations are extremely dangerous, harmful to the climate and put all of California at risk of a catastrophic accident.”

    "In answer to the question of safety at a nuclear facility located 90 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, PG&E’s chief nuclear officer, Paula Gefen, said, 'We have a dedicated workforce that is committed to operating DCPP with integrity and safety at the forefront.' [PG&E is known for greed and poor safety record keeping -- see link in comments]

    "During this shortened window, PG&E has a number of state agencies to persuade in addition to the NRC: It received a lease extension from the State Lands Commission in June for the strip of beach it uses, but the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission are assessing actual costs and outage costs against renewed operations and market revenues. Their documents are underway or in a comment period and are supposed to be final before the end of 2023.

    "If PG&E’s license renewal application passes muster, Diablo would be allowed to operate beyond its current end dates of 2024 and 2025, while the application is further reviewed, said PG&E spokesperson Suzanne Hosn. The process takes longer than a year, after which PG&E would submit for #CoastalZoneManagement ct recertification with the California Coastal Commission.

    "Bruce Severance, a regulatory compliance engineer, has argued that certain welds, known to be #faulty from Reactor One’s inception, are so #brittle that replacement of the #ReactorVessel was a considerable cost the CPUC must consider. Severance and Digby MacDonald, a nuclear engineering and materials science professor at UC Berkeley, submitted a paper to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee outlining the #fracture toughness problem with the welds, but that committee won’t be meeting to discuss their conclusions until February 2024.

    As for the need for Diablo to continue generating electricity, David Weisman of the #AllianceForNuclearResponsibility pointed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s statement in October that California’s #battery storage capacity reached more than 6,600 megawatts: 'More than equivalent to the power Diablo generates,' Weisman said.

    "The turmoil surrounding the nuclear power plant began after PG&E decided to abandon its application for a license renewal in 2016. That would have shuttered the power plant’s two reactors in 2024 and 2025. However, Governor Newsom deemed the power was needed in the face of air-conditioning use during California’s increasingly hot summers. The State Legislature passed Senate Bill 846 last fall to loan PG&E $1.4 billion and extend Diablo’s operations to 2030.

    "The CPUC held a hearing on Tuesday, at which Linda Seeley of #MothersForPeace addressed the commissioners. She told them California was on track to add another 6,000MW in #renewable power by 2026, three times Diablo’s output. Regarding safety, she said, 'while the Legislature and the CPUC have been relying on the NRC to ensure the safe operation of Diablo Canyon past the reactors’ 2024/2025 license expiration dates, the NRC itself appears to be bending to the State requests — rather than protecting the public.'

    "Seeley emphasized the decision to prolong Diablo’s life could not be a political one. 'Put it together,' she urged the commissioners. 'No inspection of the Unit 1 pressure vessel since 2002; active #earthquake faults under the plant — couple those conditions with the fact that we don’t even need the power from Diablo Canyon, and you can easily reach a decision that your grandchildren will thank you for.'"

    #TEPCOLies #Fukushima #RethinkNotRestart #Japan #PG&E #NRC #IAEA #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #PriceAndersonAct

  27. PG&E will pilot bidirectional electric car charging in California - Enlarge / If you're going to charge your car at home, why not also use ... - arstechnica.com/?p=1840376 #bidirectionalcharging #pacificgasandelectric #generalmotors #vehicletogrid #cars #ford #pg&e #gm

  28. 2015: #Sanders Statement on #TaxDodging Companies

    April 9, 2015

    BURLINGTON, Vt., April 9 – "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on new data showing the extent to which some American companies are avoiding taxes:

    "'I applaud Citizens for Tax Justice for releasing new data today revealing the unfairness of our tax system and the fact that a number of the biggest and most well-known corporations in America continue to pay little or nothing in taxes.

    "'At a time when we have massive #wealth and income #inequality, and when #corporate profits are soaring, it is an outrage that many large, profitable corporations not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, but actually received a rebate from the IRS last year.

    "'Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of the #elderly, the #children, the sick and the #poor, as the Republicans in Congress have proposed, we need a tax system that demands that large, profitable corporations and the wealthy start paying their fair share in taxes. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the coming months to make certain that happens.'

    Top Ten Corporate Tax Dodgers from Citizens for Tax Justice’s Report

    1. Not only did media giant #TimeWarner pay nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a rebate of $26 million from the IRS even though it made $4.3 billion in U.S. profits.

    2. #CBS made $1.8 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes it received a rebate from the IRS of $235 million.

    3. #Xerox made $629 million in U.S. profits in 2014, but received a tax rebate of $16 million from the IRS.

    4. #Prudential Financial made $3.5 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes, it received a tax rebate of $106 million from the IRS.

    5. The toy maker #Mattel made $268 million in profits last year, but received a tax rebate of $46 million from the IRS.

    6. #Priceline.com not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a tax rebate of $9 million, even though it made $73 million in profits last year

    7. #PacificGasAndElectric not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a tax rebate of $84 million from the IRS even though it made $1.8 billion last year.

    8. Wireless technology maker #Qualcomm made $3.2 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes, it received a refund from the I.R.S. of $98 million.

    9. #GeneralElectric made over $5.8 billion in profits in the U.S. last year, but paid just 0.9 percent of that amount — less than one percent — in federal income taxes.

    10. #Jetblue Airways made $615 million in U.S. profits last year, but paid just 0.4 percent of that amount — less than half of one percent — in federal income taxes.

    Source:
    sanders.senate.gov/press-relea

    #Oligarchy
    #OilAndGasIndustry
    #Oiligarchy
    #Corporatocracy
    #Corporatism

  29. PG&E forewarned its customers this week, stating, “We are communicating with you now so you can understand why and prepare for higher bills.” The company cites wildfire risk reduction measures among the reasons customers will see higher rates.

    alamedapost.com/news/pge-bills

    #alameda #AlamedaMunicipalPower #CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission #CostOfLiving #electricity #gas #PacificGasAndElectric #utilities #UtilityReformNetwork #wildfires

  30. August 23, 2023 7:23 pm
    Data shows PG&E's reliability record is getting worse

    "NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit delved into #California regulators’ 2022 data on PG&E, finding that its performance that year was the company’s worst in decades. Audrey Asistio spoke with investigative reporter Jaxon Vanderbeken about what’s causing this."

    Watch video: nbcbayarea.com/news/california

    #PacificGasAndElectric #RethinkNotRestart #NRC #IAEA #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #PriceAndersonAct

  31. So, if #PacificGasAndElectric can't even handle keeping power lines safe, what makes the #NRC think they can keep a #NuclearPowerPlant built on top of #FaultLines safe?

    Judge rips PG&E for executive greed and poor safety record leading to #wildfires

    By Michael Liedtke
    Published February 19, 2020
    Associated Press

    "SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put greed before safety and telling the utility that has been blamed for huge California wildfires in recent years that it should plan to have at least 1,100 more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of causing even more devastation.

    “'I am going to do everything I can to protect this state from more death and destruction from this convicted felon,' U.S. District Judge William Alsup said of PG&E."

    ktvu.com/news/judge-rips-pge-f

    #DiabloCanyon #RethinkNotRestart #PGE #NRC #IAEA #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #PriceAndersonAct #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant #PacificGasAndElectric

  32. I'm not saying #PacificGasAndElectric sux. I'm just saying they told us no power again tonight. With zero indication of when it might be back up.

  33. PG&E likely sparks another massive fire, pledges to bury 10,000 miles of power lines - Enlarge / Power lines are cast in silhouette as the Creek Fire creeps up on on th... - arstechnica.com/?p=1782256 #pacificgasandelectric #california #powergrid #wildfires #utility #policy

  34. Closely Examining How A PG&E Transmission Line Claimed 85 Lives In The 2018 Camp Fire - In 2018, the Camp Fire devastated a huge swathe of California, claiming 85 lives and costing 16.65 b... - hackaday.com/2020/09/17/closel #pacificgasandelectric #currentevents #engineering #california #featured #bushfire #campfire #wildfire #news #fire #pge

  35. PG&E forewarned its customers this week, stating, “We are communicating with you now so you can understand why and prepare for higher bills.” The company cites wildfire risk reduction measures among the reasons customers will see higher rates.

    alamedapost.com/news/pge-bills

    #alameda #AlamedaMunicipalPower #CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission #CostOfLiving #electricity #gas #PacificGasAndElectric #utilities #UtilityReformNetwork #wildfires

  36. PG&E forewarned its customers this week, stating, “We are communicating with you now so you can understand why and prepare for higher bills.” The company cites wildfire risk reduction measures among the reasons customers will see higher rates.

    alamedapost.com/news/pge-bills

    #alameda #AlamedaMunicipalPower #CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission #CostOfLiving #electricity #gas #PacificGasAndElectric #utilities #UtilityReformNetwork #wildfires

  37. PG&E forewarned its customers this week, stating, “We are communicating with you now so you can understand why and prepare for higher bills.” The company cites wildfire risk reduction measures among the reasons customers will see higher rates.

    alamedapost.com/news/pge-bills

    #alameda #AlamedaMunicipalPower #CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission #CostOfLiving #electricity #gas #PacificGasAndElectric #utilities #UtilityReformNetwork #wildfires