Del Mar undergrounding costs trending in positive direction
DEL MAR — Projected costs for utility undergrounding in Del Mar are continuing to go down by millions of dollars, and the projected timeline for...
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Clean Energy Alliance provides rate relief to customers
CARLSBAD — Clean Energy Alliance customers experiencing cost burdens from rising utility bills now have options for rate relief under a new program approved last...
Clean Energy Alliance considers relief options as costs, rates rise
CARLSBAD — The Clean Energy Alliance is exploring options to ease the burden of rising energy rates, as preliminary data indicate that monthly bills could...
Local fire officials, SDG&E urge collaboration ahead of fire season
REGION — San Diego Gas & Electric leaders joined fire-prevention and emergency response experts today to discuss San Diego County’s coordinated approach to wildfires as...
Del Mar OKs $7M contract for third utility undergrounding phase
DEL MAR — The City Council approved a $7.1 million contract with TC Construction this week for the next phase of utility undergrounding covering the...
Del Mar applies for $11M loan for utility undergrounding
DEL MAR — The city of Del Mar is moving forward with applying for $11 million in debt financing from the California Infrastructure and Economic...
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...
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...