San Diego fire agencies to practice wildland preparedness
SAN MARCOS — Fire personnel will participate in the annual San Diego County Multi-Agency Wildland Preparedness Exercise beginning next month in San Marcos and surrounding...
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Del Mar undergrounding costs drop slightly as second phase ends
DEL MAR — Del Mar leaders are celebrating a decrease in updated costs for the city’s utility undergrounding project, despite encountering numerous challenges during the...
Elias: What would it take for a big utility to lose its monopoly?
The latest response of California’s top regulatory commission to a disaster caused by an electric company can lead to only one logical question: How badly...
SDG&E warns of potential power shutoffs amid wildfire risks
SAN DIEGO — Public safety power shutoffs could go into effect today as San Diego Gas & Electric crews monitor gusty Santa Ana winds and...
Wildfire season is here. SDG&E offers resources and information to help residents prepare.
With the arrival of the fierce winds and low humidity of autumn, wildfire season is more dangerous than ever. Read on to learn what steps...
Elias: Nope, PUC move won’t lower electric bills
California’s benighted Public Utilities Commission claims its latest move to please the privately owned power companies it regulates will actually lower electric prices for some...
Customers getting climate credit in April
REGION — San Diego Gas & Electric officials announced Monday that residential customers will see a $78.22 climate credit on their energy bill in April,...
SDG&E connects four microgrids to region’s energy system
REGION — San Diego Gas & Electric has unveiled four new microgrids in the communities of Clairemont, Tierra Santa, Paradise and Boulevard, intended to address...
Elias: Time to make utilities commission elective
if there’s ever been an agency that favors the industry it regulates over the consumers it’s supposed to protect, that is the PUC....
Solana Beach to remove 7 Torrey pine trees due to safety risks
SOLANA BEACH — Seven Torrey pine trees that have towered over North Rios Avenue for decades will be removed this month due to the risks...
Elias: Major questions for state’s gas companies
The nation’s biggest natural gas utility, SoCalGas, over the last two months more than tripled charges to most of its 21.8 million customers....
Elias: Utility execs might pay for negligent decisions
Corporate utility executives whose decisions cost lives and burn homes and other buildings have been warned....
SDG&E urges customers to look out for utility scammers
REGION — San Diego Gas & Electric reminded customers today to be vigilant looking out for scammers threatening service disconnections if payments are not made...
Carlsbad officials frustrated with SDG&E over service center relocation
CARLSBAD — Several council members expressed frustration this week over San Diego Gas & Electric’s lack of progress in finding a new permanent home for...