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Los californianos pagan millones por iniciativas de prevención de incendios forestales de las compañías eléctricas. ¿Son realmente rentables?
03 Dec 2024 22:13 GMT
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Diane Moss perdió su hogar en las montañas de Santa Mónica después de que las líneas eléctricas provocaran el apocalíptico incendio de Woolsey en 2018. Desde entonces, ha presionado para que haya una red eléctrica más segura en …
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Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?
03 Dec 2024 14:38 GMT
In summary
After utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E received state approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers. As California electric bills soar, questions have emerged about oversight and costs.
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San Diego Coastkeeper Settles Lawsuit with San Diego Gas & Electric Over Toxic Runoff from Power Poles
28 Oct 2024 20:00 GMT
SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- San Diego Coastkeeper (“Coastkeeper”) and Ecological Rights Foundation (“ERF”) reached an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric (“SDG&E”), resolving a lawsuit …
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CA Power Company Weighs Costly Fire Prevention Measures
03 Dec 2024 11:14 GMT
San Diego Gas & Electric officials want the California Public Utilities Commission to boost the miles of power lines the company is allowed to place underground as part of SDG&E’s efforts to reduce the risk of wildfires in the region.
But burying …
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San Diego Gas and Electric Receives 2024 AEIC Achievement Awards for Innovations in Climate Change Risk Mitigation
30 Sep 2024 18:39 GMT
… operations experts, announced today that San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has received …
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SoCal tragedy highlights potential holiday electrical, fire dangers
30 Nov 2024 22:21 GMT
Public officials are renewing their annual calls for holiday electrical and fire safety as a Southern California family mourns a 24-year-old man who was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights at his family's home.
The holiday tragedy took place on …
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Trump’s planned ‘Great Upheaval’ has a dismal precedent
30 Nov 2024 15:43 GMT
Twice every year, California’s privately-owned utility companies make a big effort to appear generous, when they’re actually being the opposite.
It happened most recently late last fall, when all three of the big privately owned electric providers, Pacific …
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San Diego Gas and Electric Posts Record Profits, Again.
01 Mar 2024 12:11 GMT
For San Diego’s investor-owned utility and energy grid builder, 2023 was another record-breaking profit-making year. The company made $936 million according to reporting by Rob Nikolewski of the Union-Tribune. That’s $21 million more than the company made …
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GreenPower to Showcase its All-Electric Commercial Vehicles at San Diego Gas & Electric EV Fleet Day
16 Apr 2024 17:44 GMT
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle …
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24-year-old man dies after being electrocuted while hanging up Christmas lights
28 Nov 2024 18:48 GMT
A 24-year-old California man was electrocuted and died while hanging Christmas lights on Thursday, according to officials.
Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights the morning of Nov. 21 on a roof in Escondido, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s …