PG&E will cut capital spending by $2 billion in 2027 to $11.4 billion, a 14.9% reduction from the planned $13.4 billion, after California's Senate Bill 492, which would have reformed wildfire liabilit…
Edison International and PG&E executives warned California lawmakers that wildfire liability bill SB 492 would raise utility bills and hurt investment, citing a combined $20 billion loss in market val…
California state senators, led by Democrats, have proposed a plan that rejects Governor Gavin Newsom's push to limit insurer lawsuits against utility companies for wildfire-related subrogation claims,…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan in the final legislative session of his term to limit utility liability for wildfire damages, aiming to stabilize electricity rates and speed payments to…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department investigation released Tuesday concluded that an electrical arc from a Southern California Edison transmission tower ignited the January 2025 Eaton Fire, which cha…
The Rancho Cucamonga Fire District on Monday launched FIREBird, an AI-assisted system that detects small brush fires 100 yards away and delivers images, location, and weather data to dispatchers in th…