Two-thirds of Ivanpah Solar Generating Facility is shutting down after a major California utility company terminated its contract with plant owners.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has secured a record $15bn loan guarantee from the US DOE, marking a significant move in the energy sector.

As one of its final acts, the outgoing Biden Administration approved a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric, the largest in the U.S. Department of Energy’s history.

Pacific Gas and Electric crews are working to get ahead of wildfires in the Los Angeles area to protect the power grid from spreading flames. Crews are clearing areas around powerlines and treating the areas with fire retardant to protect each pole.

The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.

Investigators are scouring video footage, witness testimony and debris to identify the origins of two deadly fires.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan, ignoring requests that the decision be delayed.

An unplanned power outage on the San Francisco Peninsula is impacting approximately 36,000 customers Thursday morning, according to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. As of 10:10

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FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: STARS ON THE LEFT — Two California lawmakers have been named to prominent roles with the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC. The caucus’ campaign arm selected Rep. Lateefah Simon, from Oakland, to serve as national finance chair and Rep. Robert Garcia, from Long Beach, as national recruitment chair.

More than 200 Pacific Gas & Electric customers are still without power on Wednesday morning in Auburn after a vehicle crash knocked out power on Tuesday night, according to