The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, which killed 85 people and wiped out almost an entire town of 27,000, was caused by PG&E power equipment, state officials announced Wednesday.
San Francisco eyes purchase of PG&E grid assets (via UtilityDive)
A report released Monday from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) concludes public ownership of San Francisco’s electric grid “has the potential for significant long-term benefits relative to investment costs and risks.” The city has been trying to reduce its reliance on PG&E for more than two decades.
Letter Agreement 19-11: JDLOP Update for Building Department
Letter Agreement 19-10: Transmission and Distribution Control Center Ad Hoc Changes
Letter Agreement 19-09: Amends 2nd shift hours for Electrical Maintenance to coincide with the existing hours for Mechanical
Video: IBEW 1245’s Hunter Stern Discusses What’s Next For PG&E’s Workers (via ClimateOne)
IBEW 1245 Assistant Business Manager Hunter Stern appeared on a ClimateOne panel entitled “How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility.” In the excerpt below, he discusses the future for PG&E workers. Listen to the full recording here.
PG&E Lost Longtime Tree-Trimming Contractor as Scrutiny on Utility Mounted Over Wildfires (via KQED)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s contract with one of its largest tree-trimming contractors ended as state regulators and a federal judge ratcheted up the pressure to bolster the utility’s vegetation management program.
Federal judge tells PG&E board to tour wildfire-ravaged Paradise (via SF Chronicle)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s board needs to tour the Butte County community where the company’s equipment is suspected of starting a historically devastating wildfire last year, a federal judge said Tuesday.
PG&E faces SEC investigation into public disclosures of wildfire losses (via UtilityDive)
PG&E Corp. filed quarterly earnings on Thursday, revealing that the corporation and its utility subsidiary Pacific Gas & Electric are facing an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into “public disclosures and accounting for losses” related to the 2015 Butte fire as well as 2017 and 2018 fires.
A Heartfelt Thank You
I just wanted to take the time to thank all of the members of IBEW 1245 for contributing to the Camp Fire Fund. I lost my dream home in Paradise and everything that my husband and I had worked so hard for in 33 years together. I really appreciate my union brothers and sisters coming… [Read More]
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