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CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

A new California legislative bill would stop utility companies from passing political lobbying, advertising, and shareholder expenses onto e...

CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

A new California legislative bill would stop utility companies from passing political lobbying, advertising, and shareholder expenses onto e...

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Why Have CA Electric Rates Exploded? Report Blames ‘Runaway’ Spending by Utilities

A new report commissioned by the California solar industry contends that higher utility rates are not being caused by rooftop solar customer...

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California’s PG&E Could Receive $15B in Federal Loans to Modernize Its Power Grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power...

/ 3 months ago

Californians Could See a Credit on Their Electricity Bill. How Much Will You Get?

More than 11.5 million California households will receive an average $71 credit on their October electricity bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom announ...

/ 6 months ago

Stop PG&E’s New Valley Chapter Plots Its Next Steps

The dozen people who gathered Monday evening at an east-central Fresno eatery were united on one topic: Pacific Gas & Electric costs hav...

/ 6 months ago

New Southeast Health Clinic Ready to Open. It Can’t Because of PG&E.

A Fresno city councilmember is pressuring Pacific Gas and Electric to turn on the power for a new health clinic in a southeast neighborhood....

/ 7 months ago

Is Your PG&E Bill Painfully High This Summer? You’re Not Alone

Anger over sky-high Pacific Gas & Electric bills and the company’s record profits is sparking a grassroots movement in Northern an...

/ 7 months ago

Trouble Paying Your PG&E Bill? Workshops in Fresno Can Help

Pacific Gas and Electric is holding two workshops this week in Fresno for customers struggling to pay their utility bills and needing help. ...

/ 7 months ago

New Solar Farm in Western Fresno County Will Power 80,000 Homes

The role of Fresno County’s westside in solar energy production continues to expand with the addition of Luna Valley Solar, a 200-mega...

/ 8 months ago

Two Bills Seek to Boost Valley’s Role in Solar Power. Which One Got Killed Today?

Bills introduced this year by two state legislators from Fresno were written to allow Valley farmers to more quickly convert their land from...

/ 10 months ago

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CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

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Fresno County Hires Two New Department Heads

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Track and Field to Be First Olympic Sport Requiring DNA Sex Tests for Women

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