Pacific Gas and Electric Co. could shut off power to thousands of residents due to critical fire weather conditions beginning ...

About 13,000 customers in Northern California woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off ...

Planned power outages Friday triggered by gusty winds and dry conditions shut off electricity to more than 200 Pacific Gas & ...

Due to the immediate threat of wildfires from high winds and dry conditions, Hawaiian Electric announced Wednesday that its ...

Hawaiian Electric has deactivated its Public Safety Power Shutoff watch for West Maui. HECO did not shut off power to any ...

Cuba's communist-run government shut down schools and non-essential industry and sent most government workers home on Friday ...

A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning off the power. Electric companies serving about 24 ...

Public safety power shutoffs are done in anticipation of strong winds affecting powerlines and creating wildfire risk.

Electric service charges for residential are ... at the same time – or about 16% of its customer base – received shut-off letters. Pereira didn’t provide numbers for disconnect notices ...

RED BLUFF — Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced Thursday morning that it may implement a public safety power in the Northstate due to dangerous fire weather conditions. The company estimates ...