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UPDATE: Widespread power outages caused by failed Xcel Energy transformer More than 185,000 customers were left in the dark on Sunday as widespread power outages hit the Denver…
Read more Power restored to thousands in Denver area after Sunday outagesSouthern California Edison sued Los Angeles County, water agencies and two companies including SoCalGas Friday, saying their mistakes contributed to the deadly and destructive toll of last year’s…
Read more Edison sues L.A. County and other agencies, saying they share blame for Eaton fire deaths, destructionXcel Energy will cut power to 9,000 customers in northern Colorado starting Friday morning ahead of strong winds and fire danger, utility officials announced Thursday. National Weather Service…
Read more Xcel to cut power to 9,000 customers in northern Colorado ahead of high windsA natural gas line leak triggered a dramatic explosion that destroyed a Bay Area home on Thursday, injuring six people and damaging several other properties. At least one…
Read more Dramatic explosion caught on video destroys homes, injures six, officials sayXcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electric utility, has asked state regulators for an increase of $355.5 million to its rate base, which would boost the average residential electric bill…
Read more Xcel Energy seeks $355.5M revenue hike, increasing residential bills nearly 10% on averageFuture data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built David, I think you mentioned data centers in one of your answers.…
Read more Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demandThe federal government filed two lawsuits Thursday against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires including January’s Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area, which destroyed…
Read more Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly Eaton Fire in LASouthern California Gas Co. is planning to move from its longtime headquarters after signing the largest office lease of the year in downtown Los Angeles. SoCalGas will leave…
Read more SoCalGas to move from its longtime headquarters in downtown Los AngelesEverything is bigger in Texas, so they say, and right now, that’s probably translating to your electric bill. “My bill went up like crazy,” Michelle from Oak Cliff…
Read more Texans Face Higher Electric Bills, More Utility Debt Studies FindThe nation’s electric utilities have voiced overwhelming support for reducing carbon emissions. Eighty percent of U.S. electricity customers are served by a utility with a 100% carbon-reduction target,…
Read more Opinion: Heat pumps cut costs and pollution. So why isn’t it easier to install one in California?Pacific Gas & Electric Company will be penalized $45 million for its involvement in one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in California history under a settlement…
Read more PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC
