California wildfires

Fire Season Starts in Calif. with Power Shutoffs
California’s annual wildfire season kicked off with high winds, a heat wave and precautionary power shutoffs by PG&E to thousands of customers.
Judge Urges Appeals Court to Decide PG&E v. FERC
Bankruptcy Court Judge Dennis Montali certified his decision rejecting FERC's authority over PG&E's wholesale PPAs for direct appeal to the 9th Circuit.
FERC Leery of SCE’s ROE Request for Wildfires
Southern California Edison’s request for a huge transmission rate adjustment based on potential wildfire liability got a tepid reception from FERC.
Retiring CPUC President Still Has Lots to Say
As he prepares to retire, California PUC President Michael Picker reflected on the commission's history and his time there.
Calif. Wildfire Panel Urges End to Strict Liability
California's Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery recommended overturning the state’s liability standard for utility-sparked fires.
California Regulators OK Utility Wildfire Plans
The California PUC unanimously approved wildfire mitigation plans filed by the state’s large investor-owned utilities in response to last year’s SB 901.
ALJ Endorses CPUC ‘Stress Test’ on 2017 Wildfire Costs
The California PUC released a judge’s proposed ruling approving “stress test” methodology to determine rate recovery for 2017 wildfire costs.
California Utilities Prepare as Fire Season Looms
California utilities are bracing for fire season as it heads into summer, but officials say questions remain about how to gauge their level of readiness.
PGE Gets More Time to File Bankruptcy Plan
The federal judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy case gave the company four more months to come up with a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
UPDATED: Cal Fire Pins Deadly Camp Fire on PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric transmission and distribution lines caused the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history, state officials said.

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