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Tag: CPUC

PG&E

Public advocacy group seeks $166 million penalty to ‘hold PG&E accountable’ for 2019 shutoffs

A $166 million penalty against PG&E is being sought by advocates for ratepayers for failures related to three 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoffs. CalAdvocates ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 20200
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Judge calls PG&E ‘a recalcitrant criminal’ during probation hearing

A federal judge in San Francisco called PG&E “a recalcitrant criminal” at a hearing on Thursday, but ...
By Bay City NewsMay 28, 2020
Beyond SFBay

PG&E begins multi-day bankruptcy confirmation hearing

A multi-day confirmation hearing on PG&E’s financial plan for emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy begins in ...
By Bay City NewsMay 27, 2020
Beyond SFBay
PG&E

Two billion in penalties floated for PG&E over wildfires

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday proposed a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for its role ...
By Bay City NewsFebruary 27, 2020
Beyond SFBay
PG&E

Utilities commission plans to investigate, reform use of power shutoffs

A safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission will ask commissioners in the next 30 days ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 28, 2019
Beyond SFBay
PG&E

Utilities commission report puts broken PG&E equipment at fire origin

PG&E acknowledged to the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday that some equipment failed in the general vicinity where the Kincade fire broke ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 20190
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Weather ahead could again spike fire risk across Bay Area

The National Weather Service is warning of another weather pattern that will lead to an increased risk ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 20, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E welcomes agency review in response to shutoff criticism, governor call for credits

After last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 14, 2019
Beyond SFBay

PG&E requests $2 billion rate increase, public meetings scheduled

The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday announced a series of public meetings in July to obtain ...
By Bay City NewsMay 28, 2019
Bay Area

PG&E ordered to implement 60 safety improvements

The California Public Utilities Commission at a meeting in San Francisco Thursday ordered PG&E Co. to implement ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 29, 2018

Commission to expand inquiry into PG&E safety culture

A new phase is opening in the investigation into PG&E's safety culture, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission said in a ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 15, 20180

Emergency declaration protects utility customers affected by fires

People affected by the devastating wildfires around the state are entitled to an array of consumer protections ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 15, 2018
BART

BART fined record $1.3 million over 2013 worker deaths

The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates rail transit safety, issued its largest fine ever to a ...
By Jerold ChinnOctober 11, 2018
Bay Area

Utilities commission approves higher fee for local programs

The California Public Utilities Commission at a meeting in San Francisco Thursday approved a revised fee calculation ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 11, 2018

Mayors urge utilities commission to delay vote on clean energy fees

The mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose joined Tuesday in urging the California Public Utilities ...
By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 2018
BART new trains

BART ‘fleet of the future’ cleared for rollout

Passengers may be able to ride BART's newly-certified train cars as soon as Friday afternoon.
By Bay City NewsJanuary 18, 20180
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Warm Springs BART station

Fix on the way for new BART cars

The manufacturer has a fix for problems that surfaced during a test run for new BART trains, ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 17, 2017
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BART new trains

Brand-new BART cars fail safety tests

New BART train cars flunked a safety inspection by a state regulatory agency, potentially delaying their rollout.
By Bay City NewsNovember 8, 2017
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Muni Metro LRV4 testing

Muni to seek approval for four-car subway trains

Muni subway service returned to normal after closures during weeknights and all day on weekends.
By Jerold ChinnAugust 23, 2017
News

State urged to reduce energy use during ‘Great Solar Eclipse’

San Francisco's California Public Utilities Commission calls on California residents to reduce energy use during The Great ...
By Bay City NewsJuly 30, 2017

PG&E fined over outage caused by toppled tower

PG&E Co. was ordered to pay a $400,000 fine for a toppled transmission tower that caused a massive blackout in Monterey County.
By Bay City NewsJune 6, 20170
Marijuana growing

California considers energy impact of commercial pot

As California gears up for legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators are trying to figure out how the ...
By Bay City NewsApril 21, 2017
News

PG&E convicted of safety violations in San Bruno explosion

PG&E Co. was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco Tuesday of five counts of pipeline ...
By Bay City NewsAugust 9, 2016

San Bruno mayor wants PUC’s Florio out

San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane on Thursday called for the resignation or removal of California Public Utilities ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 4, 2015

Crashed tour bus never passed safety inspection

An out-of-control City Sightseeing tour bus that left 20 people injured when it crashed in Union Square ...
By Bay City NewsNovember 17, 2015

PG&E fined after substation breach

PG&E was issued a $50,000 citation by the California Public Utilities Commission Monday for failing to prevent a security breach at a substation ...
By Bay City NewsSeptember 1, 20150

Sierra Club denounces state’s new electricity rate

A San Francisco-based conservation group said a new electricity rate plan passed Friday will raise rates on ...
By Bay City NewsJuly 4, 2015

Luxury shuttle bus halted by regulators

A transit company offering a high-end private bus service in San Francisco abruptly halted service this week ...
By Bay City NewsMay 21, 2015

$1.6 billion fine for PG&E explosion

The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday imposed a $1.6 billion penalty, its largest ever, on PG&E for the ...
By Bay City NewsApril 9, 2015

San Bruno nods approval to $1.6B PG&E fine

San Bruno officials announced Tuesday they support a proposed increased $1.6 billion penalty and fine for PG&E ...
By Bay City NewsMarch 31, 2015

Proposed PG&E fine swells to $1.6 billion

The CPUC proposed increasing to $1.6 billion a penalty for safety violations related to 2010's fatal gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno.
By Bay City NewsMarch 13, 20151

CPUC releases 65,000 PG&E e-mails

The California Public Utilities Commission Friday released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials ...
By Bay City NewsJanuary 30, 2015

Governor appoints new CPUC chief

Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a new president of the California Public Utilities Commission as well as ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 23, 2014

PG&E e-mails show back-channel badness

PG&E Co. Monday made public 12 new sets of email messages that it said appear to show ...
By Bay City NewsDecember 22, 2014

San Bruno: Release 65k PG&E e-mails

The city of San Bruno asked the CPUC Monday to order PG&E to release 65,000 email messages.
By Bay City NewsDecember 15, 2014

Judge-shopping costs PG&E $1 million

The California Public Utilities Commission imposed a $1.05 million fine on PG&E.
By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 20140

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