Some California lawmakers want the woody biomass from forest thinning efforts to be used for electricity generation.

President Biden’s opening bid on the 2022 budget makes good on his promise to use a “whole of government” approach to address climate change.

The Sonoma County District Attorney’s office filed 33 criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric in connection with the Kincade Fire.

Debate over using large-scale blackouts to prevent wildfires in California has become more urgent as the state heads into another fire season.

The Zogg Fire started when a leaning tree struck a PG&E power line, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

California regulators are trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s unprecedented use of PSPS to prevent utility equipment from igniting wildfires.

New PG&E CEO Patti Poppe vowed change as she laid out her vision for the utility, which reported a loss of $1.05/share for 2020.

Pacific Gas & Electric submitted its latest wildfire prevention plan to the California Public Utilities Commission as it faces threats of intense scrutiny.

The CPUC and state emergency officials told Southern California Edison that it had mishandled its public safety power shutoffs in 2020.

The California PUC ordered utilities to hasten the creation of microgrids, including establishing a $200 million incentive program for high risk communities