POWAY, Calif. — As of Wednesday night, San Diego Gas and Electric’s public safety power shutoffs had impacted parts of Alpine, Descanso and Julian. The reason for these power shutoffs is to ...

Tens of thousands of residents are without power due to public safety shutoffs due to high winds, though many are expressing their frustration over the repeated blackouts. Mary Beth McDade reports ...

With spring approaching, PNM is urging customers near high fire-risk areas to prepare for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff. The shutoff can leave customers without power ...

Southern California Edison was warned in 2022 that an emergency shutdown could overload power lines that run through Eaton ...

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. Sign up A San Diego Gas and Electric lineman works on a transformer. (Photo by San Diego Gas & Electric ...

The rationale behind public safety power shutoffs is to mitigate the threat of wildfire in areas where utility equipment could be at high risk of sparking a blaze, particularly when winds are ...

After days of heavy rain in Southern California, Duke’s in Malibu – a restaurant that’s survived two fires in two months – has closed again, this time due to damages from a recent mudslide.

San Diego Gas & Electric crews were beginning Friday to inspect power lines and equipment in areas affected by public safety power shutoffs as weather conditions improved throughout the region.

The transition to EVs is not currently straining the U.S. power grid significantly because most EV charging occurs at night ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With spring approaching, PNM is urging customers near high fire-risk areas to prepare for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff. The shutoff can leave customers without ...