OAKLAND — PG&E’s request for a spring increase in rates partly due to wildfire prevention work are poised to propel utility bills past a grim milestone: Charges are slated to …
Bay Area rooftop-solar businesses are reeling from a statewide change that gutted compensation for homeowners returning surplus power to the electrical grid, causing applications for new solar to plunge to …
OAKLAND — PG&E customers are ringing in 2024 by paying a fresh round of skyrocketing electric and gas monthly bills that are rising far faster than the Bay Area inflation …
By Josh Saul and Tope Alake | Bloomberg California’s risk of blackouts has fallen as more renewable energy and batteries are added to its power grid, reducing the need to …
Rarely has the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seen such widespread opposition to one of its actions as when it voted unanimously in mid-November to remove one of the major …
The sun sets behind a row of electric towers in Fresno County on Sept. 6, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local People, the pain is real. If you’re one …
In the 19th century, California began experimenting with regulating the prices of vital services and commodities. Nearly 150 years later, Californians still don’t know if it’s working as we debate …
OAKLAND — During a delay ahead of a state panel’s vote to unleash higher monthly PG&E bills, the utility leviathan quietly lobbied regulators about plans that may enrich shareholders as …
In discussions with medical patients about the well-documented air pollution risks from gas stoves, I am sometimes met with a degree of skepticism. People will ask: If gas stoves are this …
OAKLAND — Consumer groups, politicians, labor unions and advocacy organizations have teamed up to combat fast-rising increases in PG&E monthly bills and demand more accountability from the utility behemoth. FAIR …