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SAN FRANCISCO -- With California’s growing wildfire risk, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will expand its use of an advanced technology that quickly...

In-home medical devices can raise your energy bills, and performance can be interrupted in a power outage. We look at how solar can help.

Reply A moratorium on disconnections is set to expire on July 1. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) CALIFORNIA — If there's any measure of additional pain inflicted upon Californians by the coronavirus pandemic beyond unemployment and untimely deaths, it can be partially reflected in the number of unpaid utility bills. As the pandemic intensified so did the number of customers unable to pay for electric, gas, water and services provided by the state's investor-owned, publicly-owned and private utility companies. A moratorium imposed last year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), whi...

EAST COUNTY —  With moderate Santa Ana winds expected to sweep into San Diego County and raise the wildfire danger Wednesday, San Diego Gas & Electric officials have notified 31,444 customers of potential preemptive power outages. The National Weather Service has issued a red-flag fire warning that’s set to begin 8 a.m. Wednesday and last through midday on Christmas Eve. SDG&E said that’s when the preemptive outages — known as Public Safety Power Shutoffs — could occur. The preemptive shutoffs “are a last resort to protect public safety and reduce wildfire risk, and our employ...