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INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, ...
State officials approve Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment
California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...
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As LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze
In summary Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility’s s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ago. State utility regulators on Thursday approved a settlement ...
Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California
Big tech energy needs, including for artificial intelligence, has elected officials giving nuclear power a serious reexamination ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
Pimco warns LA water utility faces steep liabilities after wildfires
Legal experts suggest the nation’s largest municipal utility will face paying damages to homeowners after fire crews were ...
One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Customers across the state are facing steep power bills from the state’s three main investor-owned power companies.
What caused the Eaton Fire? Here’s how new video fits into theories
On the night the deadly Eaton Fire broke out in Los Angeles County, a gas station video camera captured what appeared to be sparks on a steep flank of Mount Wilson on Altadena’s outskirts and then ...
California Politics
In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission ...
Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment
As Southern California Edison fights claims that it caused the deadly Eaton fire, the company is lobbying state regulators to ...
California utility reports fault on power line miles away from origin of deadly Eaton fire, faces lawsuit
Southern California Edison on Monday reported a fault on a power line connected miles away from ones located near the origin ...
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Waymo is coming to Los Angeles freeways, company announces
The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's autonomous vehicle program in Los Angeles in March 2024. The ...