Pacific Gas & Electric

Mission Plaza in Downtown San Luis Obispo is decorated with LED lights for the holiday season.

PG&E advises conservation, fire-safety as holiday lights pop-up across Central Coast

Rachel Showalter

Winter electricity usage typically increases as temperatures drop and holiday decorations go up. PG&E has tips for conserving electricity and reducing the chance of starting a fire.

Environment and Energy

PG&E advises conservation, fire-safety as holiday lights pop-up across Central Coast

Rachel Showalter

Winter electricity usage typically increases as temperatures drop and holiday decorations go up. PG&E has tips for conserving electricity and reducing the chance of starting a fire.

PG&E is preparing to shut off power to customers across the Central Coast again this week as the Alisal fire and the potential of other wildfires breaking out continues amid dry and windy conditions.

Central Coast News

Pacific Gas & Electric plans for power shutoffs in north SLO County amid wildfires

Angel Russell

Pacific Gas & Electric warns another power safety shut-off could happen this week due to the Alisal Fire, and with residents in northern SLO County still experiencing ongoing unplanned outages, PG&E held a town hall meeting Tuesday night discussing the issue.

Planned and unplanned shutdown at Diablo Canyon halts all electricity generation

In San Luis Obispo County, Pacific Gas & Electric says it still can’t say when Diablo Canyon will restart sending electricity to California’s grid. The…

PG&E says it will give more advance notice of planned power shutoffs

Angel Russell

As peak fire season continues, the possibility of planned power shutoffs throughout the state still looms. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) says its…

CalMatters: What happens if PG&E goes bankrupt?

Investigators are massing. Lawsuits are mounting. The death toll in Butte County's historic Camp Fire stands at 88, so far.Another year, another megafire,…