Your electricity rates could be going up to help Southern California Edison cover more than $1.6 billion in payments the utility has made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas Fire.

Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.

In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission will soon vote on establishing new standards for maintaining and operating them. If passed, the proposal also increases oversight for emergency response at energy storage sites that use batteries.

Residents and business owners in parts of Northern California will soon have access to a new area code, according to the California Public Utilities Commission.

The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.

Officials say that the proposal will make other technical updates to the standards to improve safety, reliability, and effectiveness of operating and maintenance activities, such as establishing techn

The California Public Utilities Commission announced on Monday that they have begun investigating the battery facility fire in Moss Landing that occurred on Jan. 16, 2025.

Northern Californians get the new 837 area code in 2025. Here's where, why, who gets it, and why this is different from the 916 shift, the state said.

Southern California Edison has reported a Jan. 7 fault on a power line that was connected miles away from the lines located near the origin of the deadly Eaton Fire that sparked that day.

State Assemblymember Dawn Addis introduces bill removing fast-track state permitting of BESS projects like the one that caught fire in Moss Landing.

The CPUC will vote on a proposal adopting new safety standards for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage systems.

Officials approved the hike for SCE customers to cover $1.6 billion in wildfire costs, which critics argue shifts the burden to consumers.